Description
dated October 15
Our men were splendid -- they were as cool as veterans and advanced across No Man's Land as if on a rabbit hunt
with touches of green paint on the shock-absorbing pad
Constructed of nickel-plated bronze
431 Squadron aboard Wellington III
Reuss, County. A Silver Merit Medal Of The Princely Honour Cross With Swords Archive dated October 15(Silberne Verdienstmedaille mit Schwertern zum Frstrich Reuischen Ehrenkreuz). A round silver medal, awarded to Lance corporals and Privates. the obverse depicting the crowned royal monogram of Heinrich Reuss. Awarded to Lance corporals and Privates. The reverse inscribed FR VERDIENST (German For Merit) within a laurel wreath, suspended from a loop for suspension from a set of swiveling swords, measuring 32. 79 mm in diameter; weighing 19. 5 grams, on