Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer, C. 1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 2 mm (w) x 39

2 mm (w) x 39 mm (h) inclusive of its integral loop

He began his service in the RCAF as an Aircraftman 2nd Class

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He would go on to take part in more defensive battles in northern Finland

fine chipping evident in the red enamels

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer, C. 1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 2 mm (w) x 39(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918). Constructed of neusilber, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a black painted non magnetic core within a ribbed and silvered 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 crimped hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting a round wire