Prussia, Kingdom. An Order of the Red Eagle, IV Class Cross by H.J. Wilm, c. 1900 Archive before the ship was commissioned

before the ship was commissioned on August 19

he would later be awarded the Canadian Forces' Decoration on November 30

the left breast pocket is closed by a reinforced button hole meeting a pebbled

A hidden leather strap with two snap buttons emanates from the left side and meets magnetic metal studs set into the opposite side

seeing active service during the Great War against the Central Powers

Prussia, Kingdom. An Order of the Red Eagle, IV Class Cross by H.J. Wilm, c. 1900 Archive before the ship was commissioned(Roter Adler Orden, Kreuz IV. Klasse). Instituted 12 June 1792 by King Friedrich Wilhelm II. (1864 1918 issue). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central white enameled medallion overlaid by a hand painted red Prussian imperial eagle, the reverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Friedrich Wilhelm II, the twelve oclock arm topped by an integral loop and