Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, Owner-Attributed With Custom Case Auction The beginning of the new

The beginning of the new year saw McLeod posted to the Canadian Machine Gun Depot on January 1

engraved "Exp

surrounded by the inscription in Latin "PIVS IX PON MAX A XXVI"

He then transferred to the 80th Foot on April 13

the belt itself supporting two brass D-rings with a shoulder strap attached

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, Owner-Attributed With Custom Case Auction The beginning of the new(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from a period correct replacement 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