Germany, Imperial. A First War German Iron Cross Decoration certificate_of_authenticity " A 1913-1918 issue Saxon

" A 1913-1918 issue Saxon Maria-Anna Order Cross Third Class (Maria-Anna Orden Kreuz III Klasse)

he was married to Maria Pfirrmann

returned to Australia on July 1

Includes battledress blouse and pants

Germany, Imperial. A First War German Iron Cross Decoration certificate_of_authenticity " A 1913-1918 issue Saxon(Eisernes Kreuz). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension, the obverse with a raised central letter W with the date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, an imperial crown on the upper arm, holes pierced in the left and right arms for adhering to an item such as cigarette case or photograph album, reverse plain and hollow, measures 43. 33 mm (w) x 43. 30 mm