Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Sy & Wagner Hold /Jagdgeschwader 27 (JG 27—27th Fighter

/Jagdgeschwader 27 (JG 27—27th Fighter Wing)

maker marked "GARDINO SUCC

residue spot on the obverse

He was with "A" Company in the South African theatre when wounded at Paardeberg and as a result

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Sy & Wagner Hold /Jagdgeschwader 27 (JG 27—27th Fighter(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback marked S W for maker