Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Custom Presentation Case to the 26th Reserve Division Newly Listed It was reported from base

It was reported from base that Pte Alexander Bryson was killed in action on November 15

handwritten inscription in black ink on the reverse

scattered chipping evident on the tip of the arm at 12 o'clock on the obverse and on the tips of the arms at 12 and 2:30 o'clock on the reverse

above a pillbox

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Custom Presentation Case to the 26th Reserve Division Newly Listed It was reported from base(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 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 three