Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Karl Gschiermeister GTRexclude red enameling

red enameling

engraved "Heavy Weight Wrestling" in the centre and dated "1886" in the shield below

with the ball he slipped and fell injuring his leg

green oxidation evident on the obverse in the recessed areas of the eagle and on the reverse

Houghton attended His Majesty's Signal School in 1925 and the Royal Naval College at Greenwich in 1926

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Karl Gschiermeister GTRexclude red enameling(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 65 mm (w) x 48. 17 mm (h), weighing 17. 0 grams, accompanied by its