A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Hold then as the first deputy

then as the first deputy mayor he was responsible for Cultural Affairs

he returned to his practice at Dartmouth and continued to practice until he was over 70 years old

63 mm x 89 mm inclusive of crown suspension

clerk signed

It then had to retreat to Germany and suffered heavy losses on the way

A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Hold then as the first deputyA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in bronzed tombak; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a correct full length replacement ribbon; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering; measuring 48.