Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed and saw action at the

and saw action at the Invasion of Poland

Footnote: The White Cross was founded in Berlin in 1890 and was an evangelical Christian organization

He was named Staff Captain with the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade

" on February 22nd

and a Kaiser Wilhelm I 100th Birthday Medal

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed and saw action at the(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, unmarked, measuring 42. 50 mm (w)