A German Imperial Group Of Three Awards Auction A replacement cross is also

A replacement cross is also documented as having been issued in October 1959

Distinguished Military Service Medal

Memorial Cross (B

marked with a large "M" on the top of the heavy steel crossguard near the blade

Footnote: 417 Squadron was a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron formed in England on November 27

A German Imperial Group Of Three Awards Auction A replacement cross is alsoA German Imperial Group of Three Awards Military Merit Honour Decoration, 2nd Class Medal, 1864 1918 (silvered bronze, 40. 5 mm); Hindenburg Cross for Combatants (bronze, marked "P." on the reverse, 37 mm); and Wilhelm I Centenary Honour Medal 1797 1897 (bronze, 39. 4 mm), very crisp detail, on a ribboned trapezoid framed suspension with pinback as worn by the veteran, light contact, silvering loss on the MMHD Medal, better than very fine.