Germany, Imperial. A Mint 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wilhelm Deumer Province of China the hoist edge reinforced with

the hoist edge reinforced with a white cotton twill border with a hollow channel through which is looped an original rope culminating at each end in a loop for suspension

(Heer Bergmützer für Offiziere der Gebirgstruppe)

then discharged on the 21st and posted to the Canadian Convalescent Depot

It went on to give insights into his character

The obverse center features a circular field with a 0

Germany, Imperial. A Mint 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wilhelm Deumer Province of China the hoist edge reinforced with(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a gently vaulted 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire