Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class visually-hidden totalling 208 days in hospital

totalling 208 days in hospital (almost 30 weeks) over the span of two years

This was less than three months after the official refounding of the party after it had been outlawed

along with crazing in the white enamels on two arms

presenting a shamrock cross with red arms

the couple having two children and settling in Kingston

Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class visually-hidden totalling 208 days in hospital(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