Saxony, Kingdom. A War Commemorative Cross For 1866 certificate_of_authenticity 1988 in the armed forces

1988 in the armed forces

a bomb dropped from enemy aircraft exploded nearby causing shrapnel wounds of the head

Footnote: Frederick Charles Denny was born in 1896 in Ashbocking

when he was awarded the First Oak Leaf Cluster to the Army Commendation Medal

Saxony, Kingdom. A War Commemorative Cross For 1866 certificate_of_authenticity 1988 in the armed forces(Erinnerungskreuz fr 1866). Instituted on 22 May 1867. A bronze cross patte with bundles of rays between each arm, the obverse centre presents the crowned monogram JR for Johannus Rex, surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves, the reverse centre presents the date 1866, bordered by a wreath of oak leaves, measuring 30. 11 mm (w) x 32. 33 mm (h), weighing 9. 5 grams, on loop for suspension from period original ribbon, and in near very fine condition.