Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Kp Auction the 44th "Welland" Battalion of

the 44th "Welland" Battalion of Infantry was raised

: Three-piece construction

Leonard was in and out of several hospitals between early 1915 and autumn 1916 due to illness however it was on December 31st 1916 that Herbert was noted to be killed in action

despite a few gaps

the reverse maker marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code “39” for Robert Beck

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Kp Auction the 44th "Welland" Battalion of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 central oak leaves, the six oclock