Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class By The Stuttgart Mint Archive measuring 78 mm (w) x

measuring 78 mm (w) x 35 mm (h)

featuring gold bullion oakleafing on red wool

Footnote: William Joseph Holden was born on 28th May 1878 in Dundas

copy of his London Gazette MBE Military Citation (dated Friday

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class By The Stuttgart Mint Archive measuring 78 mm (w) x(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 convex 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 with a unique functional