to Private/Acting Colour Sergeant Major Thomas Henry Fowles
reverse illustrating a Christian cross with the inscription "BENEMERENTI" across it
65 mm (w) x 70
His interest in rifles and shooting led him to the idea of creating a regiment full of men who all had notable shooting skills: the Sharpshooters
mounted to a bronze coat-of-arms and wings base
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot Of Mint Decorations Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic to Private/Acting Colour Sergeant Major(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of three decorations, including: 1. A War Merit Cross II Class, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, the suspension loop maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 80 mm (w) x 49. 25