Germany. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Screwback Version Auction Archive Steward returned to Penticton after

Steward returned to Penticton after the war

he returned to England on March 14

In solid cast iron

This is a grouping of two “Going Back to Civilian Life”

The barracks we were in were in a very bad state of repairs and we suffered from cold

Germany. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Screwback Version Auction Archive Steward returned to Penticton afterAn example of an Iron Cross 1914 First Class Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse; screwback version; a vaulted 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 screwback, including a screwback assembly; an unmarked example; measuring 42. 19