Saxony. A 1915-1918 War Merit Cross United Republic of gold cross pattée with a

gold cross pattée with a gold central medallion bearing the royal crown

Footnote: James Kerr is confirmed on the roll in the rank of Private for the Crimea Medal

Simonds was promoted to Major-General and appointed General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2nd Canadian Infantry Division

while his father received his Memorial Plaque and Scroll

Saxony. A 1915-1918 War Merit Cross United Republic of gold cross pattée with a1915 1918. Kriegsverdienstkreuz. A blackened copper Latin cross with a laurel wreath and berries between the arms; the obverse with a leftward facing bust of Friedrich August King of Saxony, circumscribed by his name and title in German, the top arm of the cross with the Saxon crown and the bottom arm of the cross with the date 1915; the reverse the Royal Monogram of Friedrich August, and Weltkrieg (German World War) in two of the arms of the cross;