Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Walter Schott Archive 1913 he was promoted to

1913 he was promoted to the rank of sergeant

The interior is fully lined with red cotton

He was eligible for the British War and Victory Medal for his First World War service

known as the Yangtze River Patrol Force and Yangtze River Patrol or YangPat and ComYangPat

Buckle is marked "RZM 36/40SS" ("36" signifies the maker code

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Walter Schott Archive 1913 he was promoted to(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 barrel hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked marked WS for