Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants Hold McNicoll was transferred to the

McNicoll was transferred to the 2nd Battalion on October 27th

1881 in Rushden

5 mm (w) x 56 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring

a Hesse War Honour Deocation (also known as the “Bloody Ludwig”)

one is maker marked "Augis Lyon"

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants Hold McNicoll was transferred to the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse fr Nichtkmpfer). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from a Third Reich period non combatants 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