Germany, Imperial. A Mixed Lot of 1914 Iron Crosses II Class visually-hidden maker marked “JOS

maker marked “JOS

1 grams (with its ribbon)

piloted by 1st Lieutenant Earl D

receiving the Oak Leaves to his Knight’s Cross on 1 February 1945

He joined the Royal Navy  in 1884 and received a series of promotions: Midshipman (1886)

Germany, Imperial. A Mixed Lot of 1914 Iron Crosses II Class visually-hidden maker marked “JOS(Eisernes Kreuze). A mixed lot of 1914 Iron Crosses II Class, including: 1. One 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