France, Republic. A Rare Replacement Issue Croix De Guerre, C.1919 Newly Listed brown cotton reverse with five

brown cotton reverse with five black clips for uniform attachment

He was survived by his two daughters

He trained as a modeller with the Hutschenreuther company

3rd Class (silver gilt and enamels

Sergeant Deriemaeker was at Lens when he suffered a gun shot (shrapnel) wound to the right side of his head above the ear

France, Republic. A Rare Replacement Issue Croix De Guerre, C.1919 Newly Listed brown cotton reverse with fiveFrance; Bronze, "1914 1918" reverse, marked "R" (Replacement) on the reverse of the arm at 6 o'clock, 37. 3 mm (w) x 46. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its ball suspension, original ribbon, moderate surface wear, near extremely fine.