Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wagner & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity 6 cm (w) x 15

6 cm (w) x 15

the son of John Bruford and Ann Bruford (nee Jones)

The pallbearers at his funeral were members of the Canadian Legion and he was buried in the St

(Etui für 1939 Eisernes Kreuz I

silver/aluminum Russian braid

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wagner & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity 6 cm (w) x 15(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 narrow block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round