Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Province of China Four brown bakelite buttons are

Four brown bakelite buttons are distributed across the interior of the collar

Footnote: The regiment was designated the 1st Regiment

Having already served in Greece and North Africa

the interior lined in two strips of leather

He enlisted in the South African Forces on September 19

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Province of China Four brown bakelite buttons are(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse, Schraubscheibe). 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 central threaded post, the twelve oclock arm