A First War Iron Cross 1914 Commemorative Cigarette Box Newly Listed Oxfordshire and Buckingham Light Infantry

Oxfordshire and Buckingham Light Infantry

The 1914-15 Star was issued to him as a member of the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles

He was commissioned to be a Lieutenant on July 25

was certified in Advance First Aid by the South Africa Red Cross Society and was an active member of the Voluntary Aid Detachment

Above the left breast pocket are two ribbon bars (the top bar with four ribbons representing the 1939-1945 Star

A First War Iron Cross 1914 Commemorative Cigarette Box Newly Listed Oxfordshire and Buckingham Light InfantryPolished wood finish on the exterior, the framework of the box in a magnetic metal with a brass coloured finish, the lid of the box slightly vaulted, with a silver and black painted Iron Cross 1914 in the centre, interior is wood lined in both the base and the lid, 104 mm x 104 mm x 32. 5 mm in height, hinged along the back edge, crazing evident in the finish on the exterior, scattered contact marks and wear on the brass colored finish on the metal