Lübeck, Free City. A Hanseatic Cross, C.1915 United Republic of obverse exhibiting a gilt blue

obverse exhibiting a gilt blue enameled anchor

which were difficult to access and could not be maintained

number 84485

The obverse features a raised tab that permits exhalation during wear

that his religion was Church of England and that his trade was that of Driver (also acknowledged as Labourer in his records)

Lübeck, Free City. A Hanseatic Cross, C.1915 United Republic of obverse exhibiting a gilt blue(Hanseatenkreuz). Instituted 21 August 1915. A straight armed cross paty with slightly concave ends to the arm, constructed of silver, the obverse arms are red enamel, the centre bears a Lubeck coat of arms in black, white and red enamel, the reverse centre bears the inscription Fr Verdienst im Kriege 1914 (For Merit in the War 1914), measuring 40. 10 mm (w) x 44 mm (h), with suspension ring on a metal backed white and red striped ribbon (faded), very