German Social Welfare Decoration - First Class Auction and 35 wounded

and 35 wounded

He did serve enough time in the Royal Marines to earn his RNLSCG Medal

Footnote: James McHardy Strachan was born on August 11

he maintained a winter home in Palm Beach

German Social Welfare Decoration - First Class Auction and 35 woundedGerman Social Welfare Decoration First Class neck cross, in bronze gilt, 52. 54mm(w) x 57. 23mm(h), with full length of period neck ribbon, no chipping to enamels, in slightly worn condition; cross is unmarked, but this is a textbook example manufactured by Godet, Berlin; in typical Godet (red) LDO style case of issue, also containing button hole miniature ribbon and ribbon bar, showing age, in very fine condition.