Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive Am Messgerät - on the

Am Messgerät - on the measuring device

He is buried in Mons Communal Cemetery

and patches of rust-coloured soiling are evident to the exterior of the right arm and interior of the lower back (with slight bleeding through to the exterior) indicative of improper storage

Type II : Al Valorie

(Mutter Abzeichen)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive Am Messgerät - on the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm. (1914 1918). 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 a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,