France, Iii Republic. A Lot Of Eight Medals & Awards GTRexclude and impressive Breast Star of

and impressive Breast Star of multi-piece construction

An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class

the other with a maker’s code of “A4/504” and a secondary code of “452470”

for enlisted

Footnote: Philiipe Adelard Gauthier was born in 1886 in Montreal and was working as a mecanic prior to enlisting in the CEF in August 1915

France, Iii Republic. A Lot Of Eight Medals & Awards GTRexclude and impressive Breast Star ofIncludes: two Fullsize awards: 1. War Cross 1914 1918 (Croix de Guerre), Instituted in 1915 (in bronze, dated "1914 1916" on the reverse centrepiece, measuring 36. 8 mm (w) x 45. 8 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, original ribbon). 2. Franco Prussian War Veterans Medal 1870 1871, issued by the French National Society of Retirees (Mdaille des anciens combattants franco prussiens). Instituted in 1893, by Commandant Charet (in