Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords, 1957 Version Auction A 1938 Franz Dornauer August

A 1938 Franz Dornauer August 1938 - August 1938 Jahrestag badge

For his Boer War service he was awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal with five Clasps

the son of Alexander Rodgers Groff and Annie Isabella Gemmel

Ashtabula County

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords, 1957 Version Auction A 1938 Franz Dornauer August(Ritterkreuz der Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern). A Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords, constructed of silver, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and crossed swords piercing the centerpiece, the obverse bearing a central circular oak leaf wreath, joined together at the top and bottom by ribbon, surrounding a pebbled void, the reverse bearing a central circular oak leaf wreath, surrounding a raised date of 1939, the