Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Integral Memorial Photo Auction (Schutztruppe Ärmelband)

(Schutztruppe Ärmelband)

3rd Class Medal for Nine Years' Service (silvered bronze

Prior to enlisting in December of 1917 with the Canadian Engineers

1890 and 1896

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Integral Memorial Photo Auction (Schutztruppe Ärmelband)(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Foto). 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 a wide barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a