Order of the Crown - Cross Third Class
with corresponding award document (Feldwebel Johann Weber)
Medal for 20 Years Irreproachable Service in the Armed Forces
this signature is strong and clear
with Ellet being transferred to the 58th Infantry Battalion in the field
A First War Memorial Cross To The Canadian Dragoons; June 1915 GTRexclude Order of the Crown -George V (958 Pte. W. READER). Naming is engraved. Dark patina, light contact, near extremely fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, soiled medal bed, fraying in the fabric over the hinge, scuffed exterior, case fine. Footnote: William Reader was born on December 7, 1876 in Marden, Kent, England, the son of Henry Reader and Jane Reader. He was also the husband of Elizabeth Mary Hobart (formerly Reader) of Hackney, London, England. Reader had