the reverse bearing an inscription of “FÜR ARBEIT ZUM SCHUTZE DEUTSCHLANDS” (“FOR WORK IN THE DEFENCE OF GERMANY”)
Among the witnesses are two Lieutenants
George Ferguson on Montreal
He pushed forward from the final objective with a party and brought back valuable information
Footnote: John Philip Scott born on May 28
Germany, Imperial. A Mixed Lot of Awards Province of China the reverse bearing an inscription(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A Lippe War Merit Cross, constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original combatants ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central wreathed Lippe rose, topped by a monogram of Prince Leopold IV and situated above a date of 1914, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR AUSZEICHNUNG IM KRIEGE (FOR EXCELLENCE IN WAR), unmarked,