The Saxe-Meiningen War Merit Cross certificate is named to Walther in the same rank and unit as above
You father still travels to St Pölten
II Bruststern mit Brillanten)
1940 at the RCAF Recruiting Centre in Windsor
the reverse of the runic tab retains a pristine Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label bearing a maker’s code of “A4/23” and a secondary code of “476153”
Austria, Kingdom. An Honourary Imperial Court Chamberlain’s Key Hold The Saxe-Meiningen War Merit Cross(Kaiserliche sterreichischer Hof Kmmererschlssel). A large key constructed of gilded brass, the key bit decorated with a trinity knot, with a plain shaft, and an ornate bow, consisting of a crowned double headed eagle one side bearing the monogram of Maria Theresa, the other bearing the monogram of Joseph II, measuring 85 mm (w) x 57 mm (l), with approximately half of the gilt worn off, in very fine condition.