Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class United Republic of Given it's age and long

Given it's age and long history

House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords

Silver gilt with blue enamels

Barnes was serving with the 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion

For bravery and devotion to duty before the enemy

Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class United Republic of Given it's age and long(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension marked IW; with its period original tri fold ribbon; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a central oak leaf branch consisting of three oak leaves, with the original