Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac stating that he had thirty-five

stating that he had thirty-five months previous service in the Canadian Expeditionary Force

Baker was mustered out as a Sergeant and was in that rank when the United States entered the First World War

Footnote: The Order of Lenin was named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution and was established by the Central Executive Committee on April 6

and white enameled centre square

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac stating that he had thirty-five(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silver and iron, consisting of a vaulted 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 wide vertical pinback meeting a round