Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive probably alcohol-related on April 2nd

probably alcohol-related on April 2nd and convicted by District Court Martial of drunkenness on May 1st

Private Schofield was later transferred to the 3rd Infantry Battalion "Toronto Regiment" in the field and survived the war

and British Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Tie Clip (two-piece construction

without contact to enameling

constructed of a gilded and silvered bronze alloy with enamels

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive probably alcohol-related on April 2nd(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Cross Patte with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 62 mm (w) x 47. 98 mm (h),