Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross of the German Mother, Gold Grade with Case, by August G. Tham Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic and later gas agents

and later gas agents

as a young man

and in 1918 took part in the Hundred Days Offensive

owing to difficulties in navigating the Laird River other than at high water

King George/Queen Elizabeth 1937)

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross of the German Mother, Gold Grade with Case, by August G. Tham Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic and later gas agents(Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded bronze and enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Latin Cross with its arms joined through the quadrants by stylized rays, the obverse with blue and white enameled arms, circumscribed by an inscription of DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER (TO THE GERMAN MOTHER), the reverse with an etched institution date of 16. DEZEMBER 1938 and a signature of the