An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class Hold Hopcraft was appointed Acting Corporal

Hopcraft was appointed Acting Corporal with pay on January 22

which was the first reinforcing draft of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

which is peculiar to this continent

he enlisted with the CEF on January 1st 1915

The medal was instituted on April 2

An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class Hold Hopcraft was appointed Acting CorporalAn Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2. Klasse; a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on a replacement loop for suspension; with its shortened period original ribbon; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse with the original institution date 1813 in raised numbering on the lower arm; measuring 46. 72 mm x