Prussia, Kingdom. A Düppel Storm Cross, C.1864 Hold The Gibraltar Key is a

The Gibraltar Key is a uniquely Canadian military award that was originated for a unique Canadian military group

inscribed "Leutnant Gontermann

he was taken on strength of the 6th Reserve Battalion on posting from the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot on April 11

This man is only 18 1/2 years of age and has been acting as Battalion Runner since June 1915

The reverse is covered by a layer of paper

Prussia, Kingdom. A Düppel Storm Cross, C.1864 Hold The Gibraltar Key is a(Dppeler Sturmkreuz). Instituted 18 October 1864 by King WIlhem I of Prussia. 1864 Issue. A bronze straight armed cross paty with a round laurel wreath between the arms, the obverse bears a left facing head portrait of King WIlhelm I and WILHELM KOENIG VON PREUSSEN (Wilhelm, the King of Prussia), the reverse bears a crowned Prussian eagle atop a canon bearing a Danish cross, the 12 oclock arm on the reverse is inscribed with DPPEL, the 3 oclock arm