Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Auction Archive He was commissioned as a

He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 3rd East Anglian (Howitzer) Brigade Ammunition Column

an Iron Cross 2nd Class certificate (140x198mm

small contact marks and rubbing to enamels

obverse centre featuring a Tudor Rose in white metal within a laurel wreath

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Auction Archive He was commissioned as a(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of brass and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened non magnetic brass 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 crimped barrel hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting