Braunschweig, Dukedom. An Order Of Henry The Lion In Gold, I Class Merit Cross Hold 1925 he was registered as

1925 he was registered as a qualified swimmer first class while aboard the Raleigh

central medallion depicting a black enamelled swastika ringed by a raised inscription of DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER (THE GERMAN MOTHER)

which led to a two year stint in CBI (China

the obverse presents an embossed portrait of Franz Joseph above the engraved inscription VIRIBUS UNITIS

including areas of southern Slovakia and southern Carpathian Rus

Braunschweig, Dukedom. An Order Of Henry The Lion In Gold, I Class Merit Cross Hold 1925 he was registered as(Orden Heinrich des Lwen, Verdienstkreuz, I. Klasse). Instituted 25 April 1834 by Wilhelm VIII. (1912 1918 issue). Constructed of Gold, consisting of a Latin Cross, the arms with ball finials, the obverse with an inscription of IMMOTA FIDES (UNSHAKABLY FAITHFUL), with a central medallion bearing a raised monogram of Wilhelm VIII, with a green enameled oak wreath through the quadrants, unmarked, measuring 29. 95 mm (w) x 37. 17 mm (h), weighing 5. 9