Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Case Archive It is also fully encompassed

It is also fully encompassed by a multi-piece red satin liner

before returning to the sanatorium

mounted to a silvered metal cross base

measuring 131 mm (w) x 180 mm (h))

Footnote: Leading Seaman (Gunner) Kenneth Childs

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Case Archive It is also fully encompassed(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with