Germany, Imperial. An Embroidered Iron Cross, I Class Newly Listed the reverse missing its attachment

the reverse missing its attachment prongs and with some oxidation evident

1917 with Neuralgia of the Testicle (pain in the nerves of the testicle)

with his burial taking place at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery

the bottom is marked with the 1908-1922 Thomas Bavaria

in the original case ("Zettel y Kohler Lima")

Germany, Imperial. An Embroidered Iron Cross, I Class Newly Listed the reverse missing its attachmentOf very fine quality with black cotton arms, the outer edges trimmed in white cotton cord, magnetic silvered and blackened iron insignia incorporating the crown, the "W" (Wilhelm) cypher and the date "1914" independently attached via black threading, white cotton backer with a maker's mark stamped in blue ink in the centre, measuring 38 mm x 38. 3 mm, scattered wear patches in black cotton on the arms, near extremely fine. Scarce.