Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By We Archive signed by Oberstleutnant Heyne "in

signed by Oberstleutnant Heyne "in the field"

Both very fine quality contemporary striking

Constructed of silvered zink with a magnetic metal backpalte

Footnote: Edward John Rowell enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1924 and achieved the rank of Supply Petty Officer by 1937

1917 and was to be Acting Major while commanding the 1st Canadian Divisional Signal Company on March 15

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By We Archive signed by Oberstleutnant Heyne "in(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 block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, marked under the catch WE for an