Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Sy & Wagner Auction Archive 27th 1917 with infected foot

27th 1917 with infected foot due to running a nail into foot

of which he did

then invalided to England and sent to the Norfolk War Hospital

inscribed "REAL ORDENM" in the centre

After one month with H

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Sy & Wagner Auction Archive 27th 1917 with infected foot(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a 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 vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback marked S W for maker