Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class Archive was discharged from hospital on

was discharged from hospital on the 21st

Bronze gilt with ultramarine blue enamels

Whippoorwill's captain

and served as a tender to transports

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class Archive was discharged from hospital on(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). A silver 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 presents a vertical pin assembly, silver hallmark 800, measuring 43. 18 mm (w) x 44. 29 mm (h), weighing 17. 5 grams, showing light wear to obverse, and