Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac raised platform with recessed and

raised platform with recessed and slotted medal beds

He was a member of the General Society of the War of 1812 and was married to Jennie Louise Ray

He is listed on the British Census of 1881 as a young boy

The Order was discontinued on June 15

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac raised platform with recessed and(Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised map of Crimea and southern Ukraine, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by dates 1941 1942, attached with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner and fully intact black paper backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 53. 65 mm (w) x 61. 66 mm (h), in near mint