Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Hold he completed the necessary twenty

he completed the necessary twenty years service for the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal on August 24

the obverse centre featuring the NSRL/DRL organizational eagle superimposed over a set of weights

measuring 89 mm x 77 mm

with star hanger in gilded zinc

he boarded the steamship ‘Colombo’ to Turkey to serve in the Crimean War as a Colour Sergeant

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Hold he completed the necessary twenty(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arn with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with an integral loop accommodating a suspension ring