Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A 1914 Loyal Service Cross For Combatant Newly Listed He left for overseas service

He left for overseas service in the French theatre on March 9th

A 1940 Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Issue Narvik Schild

with leather hangers

He was one of many from the Eastern Townships of Quebec who served with the Royal Rifles of Canada

Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A 1914 Loyal Service Cross For Combatant Newly Listed He left for overseas service(Kreuz fr treue Dienste). A cross constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse depicting the crowned royal monogram of Adolf George, with the inscription FR TREUE DIENSTE 1914 (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICES 1914), the reverse plain, measuring 35. 67 mm (w) x 40. 43 mm (h), on loop for suspension from period original combat ribbon, and in very fine condition.