An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class Newly Listed Bateman was declared "missing" and

Bateman was declared "missing" and later presumed to be dead

for the award of Order of Iron Trefoil 4th Class with Oakleves

CAPC at West Sandling on September 4th

Summer of 1944

he was released but took sick again on November 16th

An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class Newly Listed Bateman was declared "missing" andAn Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2. Klasse; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal ribbed border; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with its period original ribbon; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse with the original institution date 1813 in raised numbering on the lower arm; measuring 44.