Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback GTRexclude suspended by an ornamented unusual

suspended by an ornamented unusual laurel wreath also in bronze gilt

He was promoted to Captain on June 30

part of the 2nd Company of Reserve Panzer Grenadier Battalion 3

He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private with the 139th Infantry Battalion "Northumberland Battalion" on March 7

at the age of 72

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback GTRexclude suspended by an ornamented unusual(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silver and iron, consisting of a Cross Patte with a magnetic blackened iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a screw and two backplates with a nut, unmarked, measuring 42. 91 mm (w) x