Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Hold he was employed as a

he was employed as a Gardener during the Summer months and employed with as a Machine Operator with Standard Tube in Woodstock

Waldheim died on June 14

closed with four light brown bakelite buttons meeting an equal number of reinforced button holes hidden from view by the flap of the slit

two small marks evident on the gilt centrepiece

27 mm (h - inclusive of ball suspension)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Hold he was employed as a(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 36 mm (w) x 47. 88 mm (h), weighing 17. 8