Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, with 25th Jubilee Clasp Republic of while firing on direct lay

while firing on direct lay

Jones took part in what was to be the batteries' last major action of the war - a powerful bombardment on April 14

measuring 150 mm (w) x 228 mm (h)

but fully intact on the reverse

A later report established Rose as a "particularly fine type of young man registering both fighting qualities and trade training potentialities

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, with 25th Jubilee Clasp Republic of while firing on direct lay(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse fr Nichtkmpfer, mit Jubilumsspange 25). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 1871 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon pinned with 25th Jubilee Clasp, constructed of a silvered alloy, the obverse consisting of three overlaid oak leaves bearing a central raised number 25, the reverse retaining both attachment prongs, the cross consisting of a Cross