Royal Welsh Fusiliers on the 22nd
He is confirmed as having been taken prisoner during Operation Husky
Enclosed are three Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Dressing Packages (label marked "R
Footnote: Joseph Ives Cole was born on November 4
small enamel flaking in places
Prussia, Kingdom. A Core For An 1813 Iron Cross Hold Royal Welsh Fusiliers on the(Eisernes Kreuz 1813 Herzstck). Instituted 17 March 1813 by Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm III. (1813 1915 issue). Constructed of blackened magnetic iron, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with initials FW topped by a royal crown, the reverse plain, unmarked, measuring 37. 75 mm (w) x 37. 56 mm (h), weighing 10. 9 grams, in extremely fine