Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class Buy Now B Company's field defences had

B Company's field defences had been reduced to a deplorable state by the continuing Chinese bombardment

original embroidered ribbon

then served in the Pacific Fleet and on escort vessels in the Atlantic during the First World War

20th Regiment of Foot - 1 Clasp - LUCKNOW (Cr SERJt H

suffering shrapnel wounds to his right leg and left arm

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class Buy Now B Company's field defences had(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). A silver cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm, the reverse presents a vertical pin assembly, silver hallmark 800, measuring 43. 18 mm (w) x 44. 29 mm (h), weighing 17. 5 grams, showing light wear to obverse, and