that Private Smallman had been "believed drowned" as the result of "Sinking of His Majesty's Transport Ivernia on the 1st January 1917"
It measures 208 mm x 169 mm
Trimming the collar is a length of light brown piping
maker marked "WHITEHEAD & HOAG" on the reverse
Among his known ranks and positions are the following: 3rd Machine Engineer of SMS Brandenburg in the rank of Maschinen-Unteringenieur in 1896
Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords, by Vincent Mayer, c.1914 Republic of that Private Smallman had been(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with gilded laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit) with the letters on a silver bar in two lines,