Peru, Republic. An Order Of Merit For Distinguished Services, I Class Grand Cross Set By The Lima National Mint, C.1960 Hold He was admitted to Shorncliffe

He was admitted to Shorncliffe Military Hospital on September 5

featuring a narrow

one on each breast which have decorative straps giving them a pleated-look and two at the waist without pleats which are larger and deeper than the breast pockets

Schmuker states that he uninterruptedly served in the Wehrmacht between August 26

Peru, Republic. An Order Of Merit For Distinguished Services, I Class Grand Cross Set By The Lima National Mint, C.1960 Hold He was admitted to Shorncliffe(Orden al Mrito por Servicios Distinguidos). Instituted in 1950. A Grand Cross set, in silver gilt, the badge featuring an ovular badge with numerous patterned rays, the central medallion bears mountains, waves and sunrays with white and red enamels around the outside with the inscription AL MERITO POR SERVICIOS DISTINGUIDOS REPUBLICA PERUANA, the reverse is plain with a makers mark CASA NACIONAL DE MONEDA LIMA PERU, the badge is suspended from an