Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version GTRexclude stating his birth year as

stating his birth year as 1871 and his age as 46

along with four soldiers and an artillery piece and the artist's signature "GOTTFRIED KLEIN" below

First War 31st Infantry Battalion "Alberta Regiment" Cap Badge (in pickled brass

then to promoted to Lieutenant Colonel with the Coast Artillery Corps

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version GTRexclude stating his birth year as(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 channel retaining an original silvered zink