Reuss, County. An Honour Cross In Gold, I Class With Crown & Swords, C.1914 United Republic of inscribed in pencil "5th Canadian

inscribed in pencil "5th Canadian Mounted Rifles / Boer War / c

Scattered fabric interruption on the upper

212 mm x 297 mm

along with many other Canadian soldiers who were swimming away from the port when they were picked up by a Polish Destroyer and taken back to England

consisting of 1) A miniature HJ proficiency badge

Reuss, County. An Honour Cross In Gold, I Class With Crown & Swords, C.1914 United Republic of inscribed in pencil "5th Canadian(Frstlich Reuisches Ehrenkreuz 1. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern). Instituted on 24 May 1869. (Issued 1909 1918). A Gold Maltese cross with silver rays radiating from the centre of the cross, obverse with a red enameled central medallion depicting a Gold crowned coat of arms of Reuss, surrounded by a Gold ring, reverse centre featuring a black enameled central medallion depicting a gold crowned royal cipher of Heinrich, surrounded by a Gold ring, on