Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class Hold a Mobilization Cross 1912/13 ribbon

a Mobilization Cross 1912/13 ribbon

large decorative suspension bar inscribed in Arabic letters “Ottoman Red Crescent Association” on white enamel bar

measuring 147 mm x 105 mm

He later sustained a contusion on the left side of his chest in October 1917 as a result of being thrown from a horse while on duty in France

the American Defense Ribbon

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class Hold a Mobilization Cross 1912/13 ribbon(1914 Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse). Reinstituted by Kaiser Wilhelm II 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 Issue). A 1914 Iron Cross Second Class, presenting as a Cross Pate of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed silver border, screw back version, 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 plain, unmarked,