Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold Maestranzas de caballería (literally translated

Maestranzas de caballería (literally translated as cavalry armories) are noble militias created in the early modern era by the Spanish Crown

Class 1939 - a black case with silvery cross imprint on top of a lid

He was raised in Keewatin and was employed at sewing flour bags for the Lake of the Woods Milling Company before signing his Attestation Paper with the 52nd Infantry Battalion "New Ontario Regiment"

Scribe Medal

2 mm (h) inclusive of its integral loop

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold Maestranzas de caballería (literally translated(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 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 194, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire