Footnote: James Winfred Tice was born in Madoc
the battalion undertook garrison duties around Tripoli before being transferred back to Australia in 1942
A wartime signed portrait of Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring
measuring 44 mm (h) x 37 mm (w)
the reverse maker marked “DESCHLER
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, Recipient-Personalized Example, By Wilhelm Deumer Auction Footnote: James Winfred Tice was(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a vaulted Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, also bearing hand etched recipient initials of G. W. and a date of