Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback GTRexclude suspended by an ornamented unusual

suspended by an ornamented unusual laurel wreath also in bronze gilt

the wreath consisting of laurel leaves on the left side of the wreath

number 67111

offset image of the centrepiece showing on the inside lid lining

He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private with the 139th Infantry Battalion "Northumberland Battalion" on March 7

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback GTRexclude suspended by an ornamented unusual(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silver and iron, consisting of a Cross Patte with a magnetic blackened 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 screw and two backplates with a nut, unmarked, measuring 42. 91 mm (w) x