Syria, Republic. Order of Civil Merit, II Class, in Case Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic with a central silvered disc

with a central silvered disc overlaid by a black enameled mobile swastika

He was invalided to Canada for further medical treatment on June 23

A Boer War 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Photograph

Riesterer & Söhne

He was killed in action on May 13th 1917 and is buried at Villers Station Cemetery

Syria, Republic. Order of Civil Merit, II Class, in Case Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic with a central silvered disc(Ordre du Mrite Civil). Instituted on April 10th, 1926. (Type II 1953 onwards issue). Constructed of gilded silver, consisting of a five pointed outward pointing arrow cross with white enameled arrow arms, with green enamels in the spaces between the arrows and with gilded arabesques in the quadrants between the arrows, the reverse with writing in Arabic characters, unmarked, measures 81. 2 mm (w) x 71. 8 mm (w), worn on original ribbon. Contained in