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 mark "Fleur de Lys / Genuine Basque Beret / COROTHEA KNITTING MILLS LTD

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

while the explosive speed boats were operated in units of three with two boats carrying 660-800 lbs of explosives

G-4 Company

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