An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Screwback Version GTRexclude left side slightly soiled

left side slightly soiled

16 (when) shrapnel struck him on right elbow

Private John James Scott

had been worn on chain by veteran

An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Screwback Version GTRexclude left side slightly soiledAn Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse; screwback version; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal 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 complete screw back assembly consisting of a nut, backing plate, and a screw piece to fasten the Iron Cross