Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class with Case certificate_of_authenticity where he rose in rank

where he rose in rank to Ordinary Seaman on October 13

Original ribbons on two

a 1914 Austro-German Red Cross war bereaved commemorative medal

Loyal Medal for Twenty-Five Years of Service (Chakapadmala)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class with Case certificate_of_authenticity where he rose in rank(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire