Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, Ii Class Archive with the inscription "ALLZEIT BEREIT"

with the inscription "ALLZEIT BEREIT" (Always Prepared) above and an arched wreath of laurel leaves below

smaller type

A first and second war German medal ribbon bar of five ribbons

He was a resident of Toronto when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (512505) under the name Francis Leo Keilty

with strap

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, Ii Class Archive with the inscription "ALLZEIT BEREIT"(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm, the reverse centre with a branch of three oak leaves below the crowned initials FW, with the original institution date 1813 in raised numbering on the lower arm, maker