Prussia, State. A Cased Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Inscribed GTRexclude He did engage and destroy

He did engage and destroy in aerial combat three enemy planes and did

found a platoon of Infantry leaderless

the original cover to his Military Medal Cardboard Box (stamped "THE MILITARY MEDAL" and typed "76211 Sjt

Sold” within an open ended wreath of leafy stems

South Staffordshire Regiment and two Welch Regiment

Prussia, State. A Cased Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Inscribed GTRexclude He did engage and destroy(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse, mit Etui). A 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 with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a thick round wire catch; inscribed Ran an den Feind 1916 (German To the Enemy!); measuring 42. 58 mm