Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Document To Leutnant Richter Hold A gilded silver Maltese cross

A gilded silver Maltese cross with white enamelled edges

Army in WWI and in WWII

Ontario died on 3rd July 1943 at age 19

Four months after arriving in England

Forty-seven days after arriving in England

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Document To Leutnant Richter Hold A gilded silver Maltese crossA 1914 Iron Cross I Class Award Document to Leutnant Richter, on cream coloured paper. The document is bordered and bears an image of an Iron Cross at the top. With an ornate border. Dated 15 August 1915, signed and stamped. Presenting four folding creases, slight creasing, scuffing and tearing. Measuring 183 mm (w) x 281 mm (h), fine. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, (Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue).