Württemberg, Kingdom. An Order of the Württemberg Crown, Civil Division Honour Cross, by Eduard Foehr visually-hidden Footnote: The Distinguished Service Medal

Footnote: The Distinguished Service Medal was instituted on 2 January 1918 and awarded to soldiers who have distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a duty of great responsibility

with beautiful wide crown

but with a manufacturing error in the embroidery on the left side of the shield

His belongings were placed in the care of his brother John Thomas Towers of Portland Square

above a machine-embroidered tri-colour cockade

Württemberg, Kingdom. An Order of the Württemberg Crown, Civil Division Honour Cross, by Eduard Foehr visually-hidden Footnote: The Distinguished Service Medal(Orden der wrttembergischen Krone Kreuz der Ehrenritter). Instituted 23 September 1818. (1892 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with Gold and multi coloured enamels, consisting of a gently vaulted Maltese Cross, the obverse with white enameled arms, bearing a central white enameled medallion overlaid by a raised crown, situated within a Gold red enameled ring bearing a gilt inscription of FURCHTLOS UND TREW (FEARLESS AND LOYAL), maker marked