A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed dug out two of his

dug out two of his comrades who had been buried

stating on his Attestation Paper that he had one and a half years previous military service with the 4th Lanark Militia

who was latterly a senior member of the Indian Civil Service

two are bearing a "1"

A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed dug out two of hisA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwerter; maltese cross in bronzed tombak; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a correct replacement ribbon; with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939: in raised numbering; measuring 48. 78 mm x 49. 30 mm; weighing 24. 5 grams;