black and olive green embroidery
some of the stitching bounding leather is split on the reverse
He joined the German army in 1912 and made Lieutenant by early 1914
on top of dark blue colored base
Footnote: Locomotive Engineer Joseph Etienne Roy of Edmundston
Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The World War 1914/1918, With Award Document To Locksmith Otto Simon, C. 1935 Auction Archive black and olive green embroidery(Ehrenkreuz des Weltkriegs 1914 1918). An iron cross paty constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse centre bears the dates 1914 1918 encompassed by a laurel wreath tied with a ribbon at the bottom, two upwards facing crossed swords lay in the quadrants between the arms, the reverse is plain and marked R. S. L., with loop for suspension on a red, black and white striped ribbon, measuring 37. 15 mm (w) x 40. 88 mm (h), very fine. An Honour