A Bavarian Military Merit Cross 2Nd Class With Swords By Jacob Leser certificate_of_authenticity and 1943 (likely the date

and 1943 (likely the date of manufacture)

Bronze gilt eagle

steel clip

Fraser's crew consisted of three members of the Royal Canadian Air Force (including himself)

4th Class (silver and enamels

A Bavarian Military Merit Cross 2Nd Class With Swords By Jacob Leser certificate_of_authenticity and 1943 (likely the dateA fine example of a Bavarian Military Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords; in silvered copper and black and white enamels; maltese cross with crossed swords above the upper arm; the obverse with a circular central black enamel medallion with the cypher of King Ludwig III in silver, surrounded by a white enameled ring inscribed in silver letters Merenti (Merit); the reverse without enamels, bearing the Bavarian crowned lion circumscribed by a buckled