Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer United Republic of A central Canadian Garrison Regiment

A central Canadian Garrison Regiment cap badge in brass

BENE MERENTI” (“WELL MERITING THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA”)

and is buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery in Boulogne

the obverse with a white enameled five-armed star with a silver gilt center inscribed in blue enamels

or the German Emperor or Empress (King and Queen of Prussia) or any Member of the Royal Family of Prussia and when invited

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer United Republic of A central Canadian Garrison Regiment(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 block hinge and narrow tapering pinback meeting a round wire catch,