Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, KO-Marked, with First World War Patriotic Badges Auction Archive Footnote: William MacGowan was born

Footnote: William MacGowan was born on April 16

the obverse unaffected

the VM with spotting present

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

After six months of training in England

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, KO-Marked, with First World War Patriotic Badges Auction Archive Footnote: William MacGowan was born(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