A Lippe Detmold War Merit Cross & Document To The 190Th Infantry Regiment GTRexclude bronze oak leaves wreath on

bronze oak leaves wreath on its original triangular ribbon with hook and eye

centering gilded Luftwaffe eagle

Lance Corporal Kenneth Geoffrey Sheppard

157th Oak Leaves on December 22

A Lippe Detmold War Merit Cross & Document To The 190Th Infantry Regiment GTRexclude bronze oak leaves wreath onWar Merit Cross in bronze gilt, 41. 3 mm, original combatant's ribbon, scattered green oxidation spots and gilt wear, near extremely fine. Accompanied by a War Merit Cross Award Document to "Brinkmeier" of Infantry Regiment 190, dated July 25, 1918, obverse with a photograph of Prince Leopold IV at the left with a crown above and inscribed "Leopold IV Frst zur Lippe" and "1914" below, the named area of the document illustrating the War Merit Cross