Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by K.A.G. United Republic of bearing the cypher of Queen

bearing the cypher of Queen Victoria surmounted by the Royal crown

four Royal Canadian Army Service Corps

Port Elizabeth and naming his next-of-kin as his wife

measuring 105 mm (w) x 52 mm (h)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by K.A.G. United Republic of bearing the cypher of Queen(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a with an elongated block hinge and tapering banjo style pinback meeting a