Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class GTRexclude on a six-pointed star

on a six-pointed star

stating that he eleven years and nine months' previous service with 4th Battalion

and a enamelled insignia that is free of chips or cracks

illustrating Connolly in uniform and wearing his hat

Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class GTRexclude on a six-pointed star(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension; with its period original tri fold ribbon; 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 with a central oak leaf branch consisting of three oak leaves, with the original institution