Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive where he would serve with

where he would serve with the 8th Canadian Siege Battery

the reverse bearing a central raised and crowned monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II

5 mm x 210 mm

measuring 72 mm (w) x 148 mm (l) x 28 mm (h)

to become a farmer near Oakville

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive where he would serve with(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,