Canada, Commonwealth. A Birk’s Memorial Bar to F.S. Crossland, KIA 1942 Auction Iron Cross Second Class 1939

Iron Cross Second Class 1939 (Silver frame

Discharge Certificates and Department of Veterans Affairs Death Notification (dated January 28

the obverse bearing a central raised SS-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

surrounded by the dates 1866 1877 1881

the side facing inward without stitching

Canada, Commonwealth. A Birk’s Memorial Bar to F.S. Crossland, KIA 1942 Auction Iron Cross Second Class 1939In silver, engraved FS H. CROSSLAND R. C. A. F. DIED IN HIS COUNTRYS SERVICE 2 JUNE 1942, measures 66. 9 mm (w) x 14. 6 mm (h), weighs 6. 21 grams, reverse marked BIRKS and STERLING, light contact, very fine. Contained in original dark purple case and original paper notices of the memorial bar and medals, and contained in the original Footnote: Flight Sergeant Harry Crossland was killed in action on June 2, 1942. While on an operation to Essen,