Germany, Imperial. A Unique 1870 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross Commemorative Box Auction Lewis was posted to the

Lewis was posted to the Casualty Company at Exhibition Camp

in addition to being stamped with a series of numeric codes in black ink

Towards the edge of the cap is also a grey leather sweatband with a tag reading “56” for sizing

while his father received his Memorial Plaque and Scroll

Germany, Imperial. A Unique 1870 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross Commemorative Box Auction Lewis was posted to the(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1870 Gedenketui). A unique commemorative box issued to veteran of the Franco Prussian War, constructed of multi pieces of lacquered light and dark brown wood, the lid featuring a central dark rectangular field trimmed with light panels and with dark squares adjacent to the corners, bearing a high quality exhibition example of the 1870 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, constructed of silvered and brass, consisting of a Cross