Germany, RAD. A Long Service Award, III Class for 12 Years GTRexclude 1914 Patriotic Iron Cross -

1914 Patriotic Iron Cross - in silvered metal

the centre obverse features the royal monogram of Prinz Arnulf

She was from Kiel and may have been a girl he met when U-296 was in port in Kiel

maker marked MINCOVNA KRL YNICA on clip

John Wilson of Winnipeg

Germany, RAD. A Long Service Award, III Class for 12 Years GTRexclude 1914 Patriotic Iron Cross -(Dienstauszeichnung Reichsarbeitsdienst III. Klasse fr 12 Jahre). Constructed of silvered aluminum, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a double sided oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the top and bottom by ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised RAD insignia, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE IM REICHSARBEITSDIENST (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE REICH LABOUR SERVICE), unmarked, measuring 32. 75