Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class Republic of February 18

February 18

passing away in 1965)

and black cotton

Comprising: Saxony

The 7th Battalion "1st British Columbia Regiment" was raised in British Columbia and mobilized at Camp Valcartier

Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class Republic of February 18(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 20 March 1918 by Duke Ernst August. (1918 issue). Constructed of bronze, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central monogram of Duke Ernst August, flanked by oak leaves, topped by a crown, and situated above a date of 1914, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 40. 36 mm (w) x 40. 55 mm (h), weighing 20. 5 grams, an award piece