Prussia, State. A Cased Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Inscribed GTRexclude Sawyer was awarded the Meritorious

Sawyer was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal

South Staffordshire Regiment and two Welch Regiment

naming his next-of kin as his wife

the original cover to his Military Medal Cardboard Box (stamped "THE MILITARY MEDAL" and typed "76211 Sjt

Sold” within an open ended wreath of leafy stems

Prussia, State. A Cased Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Inscribed GTRexclude Sawyer was awarded the Meritorious(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse, mit Etui). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a thick round wire catch; inscribed Ran an den Feind 1916 (German To the Enemy!); measuring 42. 58 mm