Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, Miniature Boutonniere with 25th Jubilee Clasp, by J. Godet & Sohn Newly Listed The 25th Infantry Battalion "Victoria

The 25th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Rifles" was raised in Nova Scotia and mobilized in Halifax under the authority of G

Griebling was later shifted to the Western Front

It is not made clear how he earned this distinction

a pair of Honour Crosses of the German Mother

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, Miniature Boutonniere with 25th Jubilee Clasp, by J. Godet & Sohn Newly Listed The 25th Infantry Battalion "Victoria(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse, Miniatur mit Jubilumsspange 25). Constructed of silver with enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1870, the twelve oclock arm with initials