Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class For Non-Combatants, By H.r. Wilm GTRexclude within a blue enameled ring

within a blue enameled ring inscribed IM DIENSTE DER ZUKUNFT UNSERES VOLKES (IN SERVICE FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR PEOPLE)

1914 in Brandon

and the royal crown on the upper arm

Footnote: Private William Herbert Lingwood is shown on the roll of the 35 man Fergus Rifle Company (AKA Fergus Infantry Company)

northeast France and Luxembourg)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class For Non-Combatants, By H.r. Wilm GTRexclude within a blue enameled ring(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse fr Nichtkmpfer). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from a Third Reich 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,