Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, KO-Marked, with First World War Patriotic Badges Auction Archive After six months of training

After six months of training in England

constructed of maroon wool

the obverse unaffected

Embossed onto the shell just above the left loop is a maker’s mark of “DKK” indicating manufacture by Friedrich Offermann & Söhne

Footnote: William MacGowan was born on April 16

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, KO-Marked, with First World War Patriotic Badges Auction Archive After six months of training(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Abzeichen). A lot of four items, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold 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