conquering the heavily defended machine gun nests and taking 200 captive
Iron Cross Second Class 1914 - Iron core
A little over four months later
8 mm x 74 mm
Footnote: Herbert "Jack" Tarr was born May 20
Canada. A Queen's South Africa Medal, To Gunner Charles W. Hughes, Royal Canadian Artillery Auction conquering the heavily defended machine(158 GR: C. HUGHES, R. CANDN: ART:). Naming is officially impressed. Edge nicks, contact marks, replacement ribbon, very fine. Footnote: Charles W. Hughes was born in Columbus City, Indiana. He enlisted as a Gunner (158) with the Royal Canadian Artillery for South African service, at Kingston, Ontario on January 4, 1900, at the age of 27, naming his next of kin as his father who was a resident of Columbus City, stating that he had previously served