Germany, Empire. An Unusual Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Cased GTRexclude He served as an infantryman

He served as an infantryman in the foremost trenches where he was wounded by enemy fire

He returned to England to become Administration/Personnel Staff Officer at Headquarters

the edges and reverse seam trimmed in dark gray embroidery

enameled bronze

scoring seventy and seventy-nine percent respectively and was promoted to that rank on April 1

Germany, Empire. An Unusual Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Cased GTRexclude He served as an infantryman(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). Across patte of multi piece construction of silvered tombac, with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with "waffled" iron cross, screw back type, complete with retaining nut; with unusual and rare custom made, period case, with brown interior