Prussia, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, II Class Cross with Swords, c.1917 Republic of with McKinnon later joining the

with McKinnon later joining the 7th Infantry Battalion "1st British Columbia Regiment" as a reinforcement in the French theatre

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15th April 1948 Crack repatriation from Camp 99 via Southampton

the twelve o’clock ring with an integral ring and suspension loop

Prussia, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, II Class Cross with Swords, c.1917 Republic of with McKinnon later joining the(Kniglicher Kronen Orden Kreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 18 October 1861 by King Wilhelm I. (1869 1916 initial issue; 1917 1918 wartime material issue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with white enameled arms trimmed with gilt borders, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central gilded crown, situated within a blue enameled ring bearing a gilt