Prussia, State. A Cased Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Amiens / 4./4.1918 United Republic of very good quality clasp with

very good quality clasp with good details and good bronze finish

scattered gilt wear evident on both sides

Ings was widowed in 1937 and left to live in Winnipeg

He is reported to have said

000 quart bottles of Seattle Malting and Brewing Company’s “Rainier” beer

Prussia, State. A Cased Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Amiens / 4./4.1918 United Republic of very good quality clasp with(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse im Etui). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; 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 vertical pinback and a functional hinge catch assembly privately engraved Sturm auf Mailly Vizef. A. Ficinus R. I. R. 24. 1. 5. Kp. bei Amiens