Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross Ii Class, With 25Th Jubilee Clasp Auction Archive maker marked on the reverse

maker marked on the reverse “Alois Klammer

Instituted on 14 August 1914

1940 for Air Defence with the 608 Heavy Flak Battalion

He was posted to the Canadian Army Medical Depot at Westenhanger

Accompanied by a copy of Forbes’ service record and appearance on medal rolls

Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross Ii Class, With 25Th Jubilee Clasp Auction Archive maker marked on the reverse(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse mit Jubilums Eichenlaub). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I (Jubilee Clasp instituted 18 August 1895 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (Iron Cross 1870 71 issue; Jubilee Clasp 1895 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