A German Imperial Service Pair; Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster GTRexclude Iron Cross 1939 Second Class

Iron Cross 1939 Second Class

he made his way to the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp before joining the 16th Infantry Battalion in the field for another foray into the French theatre on October 6th

He was cited for his DCM in the London Gazette on September 27

rising in rank to Able Seaman on May 17

A German Imperial Service Pair; Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster GTRexclude Iron Cross 1939 Second ClassA German Imperial Service Pair; Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster Prussia: Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 (silver frame, iron core, magnetic, maker marked "D" on the ring, 42. 7 mm); and Imperial: Hindenburg Cross for Combatants (bronze gilt on iron, maker marked "I. C. M." on the reverse, 37. 5 mm). Mounted to a suspension with swing bar pinback, as worn by the veteran, marked "D. R. G. M." (Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster) on the suspension frame, original