Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wagner & Sohn Province of China Gower enlisted in Toronto

Gower enlisted in Toronto

Hughes was recalled for Second World War service in September 1939 upon the outbreak of hostilities

Pforzheim on the reverse

1934" in the centre

vertical round wire pinback

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wagner & Sohn Province of China Gower enlisted in Toronto(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a 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 1939, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker