Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of the Battalion organized the Fort

the Battalion organized the Fort Garry Horse of the Canadian Cavalry Brigade

he would see postings and/or action in Turkey

Gita" with a "Z" and "vich" of the surname still legible

A rare case

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of the Battalion organized the Fort(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat and rounded catch,