A 1914 Lippe-Detmold War Merit Cross Archive or "Sturmbannführer" (Army equivalent of

or "Sturmbannführer" (Army equivalent of Major)

He was with the 46th Infantry Battalion when he was admitted to Bramshott Military Hospital with a case of Jaundice (a yellowish pigmentation of the skin

He later immigrated to Canada

Accompanied by sweet heart pin

GREETING: / THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY VESTED IN HIM BY CONGRESS HAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART ESTABLISHED BY GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON AT NEWBURGH

A 1914 Lippe-Detmold War Merit Cross Archive or "Sturmbannführer" (Army equivalent ofIn bronze gilt, 41 mm, on fine original ribbon, light contact, near mint. Excellent example.