Wwi Sir John Craig Eaton Gold Service Medal Archive Cross above the crown

Cross above the crown

yellow and white embroidery on dark green wool

then posted six weeks later to the Depot at Osea Island

to Vice Admiral (1879) and to Admiral (1885)

Initially neck cross was designated as a First Class Cross

Wwi Sir John Craig Eaton Gold Service Medal Archive Cross above the crownWWI Sir John Craig Eaton Gold Service Medal Gold, marked "14 K" and hallmarked on the reverse, weighing 13. 3 grams, obverse with a coat of arms bearing two beavers above a band with three maple leaves and a harp below, surmounted by a beaver and framed by a ribbon banner inscribed "VINCIT OMNIA VERIT" (Truth Conquers All), sprigs of leafing on either side with the cypher of John Craig Eaton (interlocking "JCE") at the top, reverse inscribed