the cap retains an intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label
The certificate is accompanied by twelve pages (some duplicates) of official award requests for Voit
Criswick was serving with the Royal Fusiliers in the rank of Temporary 2nd Lieutenant
Canadian coat-of-arms at the centre top
the one strap with a magnetic silvered metal post
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Swords Case, By Wilhelm Deumer Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the cap retains an intact(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a slightly vaulted Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 97 mm (w) x 49. 05 mm (h), weighing 14. 6 grams, demonstrating minor loss of finish to high contact points,