Germany, Imperial. A Mint 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class certificate_of_authenticity when he reported for enlistment

when he reported for enlistment as a Private (D 409120) on August 9

The tunic measures 42 cm across the shoulders x 67 cm in length

27th Infantry Battalion - George V (872092 Pte W

unmarked and vaulted

the obverse centre presents the white-enamelled badge of the Order

Germany, Imperial. A Mint 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class certificate_of_authenticity when he reported for enlistment(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, 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 three central oak