Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Hold Staff Sergeant in the field

Staff Sergeant in the field on July 1

embarking for the United Kingdom on June 20

Artificer or Ordnance Technician (yellow embroidered insignia on light green wool

January 15th

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Hold Staff Sergeant in the field(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a slightly 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 central threaded channel retaining a period original