Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wagner & Sohn Hold where he was promoted to

where he was promoted to Sergeant on April 1st

embossed insignia of The Middlesex Regiment on the front and back scarlet red cloth covers

His service with USS Relief would entail nineteen months

Grand Cross - in silver gilt

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wagner & Sohn Hold where he was promoted to(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm. (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 1939, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker