Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude a small studio portrait of

a small studio portrait of a BDM member with the West Hessen-Nassau sleeve badge clearly displayed

5 mm (w) x 50 mm (h) Brigadier's Cap Badge

measuring 102 mm (w) x 128 mm (h)

fine chipping evident in the enamelled jewels on the base of the crown on both sides

the son of George Edward and Mary Jane Brunton (nee Boggs)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude a small studio portrait of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5th of August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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 crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire