Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 Patriotic Wall Plaque, C.1915 Archive Three Ribbon Bars (one four-ribbon

Three Ribbon Bars (one four-ribbon Ribbon Bar: Prussia: Iron Cross 1st Class

He returned home on December 28

the insignia in silvered and gold-coloured bullion wire

where he enlisted in a local militia called the Watertown Rifles

A week after his transfer to Base Company

Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 Patriotic Wall Plaque, C.1915 Archive Three Ribbon Bars (one four-ribbonAn iron cross paty constructed of iron with a magnetic core, the obverse is blackened with three raised borders, the centre bears a cipher W for Wilhelm, the 12 oclock arm bears a crown and the 6 oclock arm bears the date 1914, the iron cross is partially encompassed by an open ended laurel wreath tied with a ribbon in the form of a bow at the bottom, the reverse bears the number 181. 3. and the maker mark GES. GESCH., and a loop (for hanging the