Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Republic of and boarded for Canada

and boarded for Canada

It features a 780 mm-long polished magnetic steel blade with a slight upward curvature

A military funeral was held at St

A tab in worn condition

In the first war he had served with the 8th Reserve Battalion F

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Republic of and boarded for Canada(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic 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 an elongated barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a