Württemberg, Kingdom. A Wilhelm Cross with Swords Hold It sits firmly within an

It sits firmly within an aluminum alloy crossguard which presents as a pair of curved and feathered wings

representative of the Biblical Ten Commandments

measures 46mm (w) x 55

Footnote:  James Gross was in 1894 in London England and was working as a Cement Contractor before enlisting in the CEF on September 25th 1914

Württemberg, Kingdom. A Wilhelm Cross with Swords Hold It sits firmly within an(Wilhelmskreuz mit Schwertern). Instituted 13 September 1915 by King Wilhelm II. (1915 1918 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, consisting of a Cross Patte with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed monogram of King Wilhelm II, the six oclock arm bearing an institution date of 1915, the twelve oclock arm bearing a royal crown, the