Germany. An Early Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Paul Meybauer, Berlin Auction WWI 185th Infantry Battalion "Cape

WWI 185th Infantry Battalion "Cape Breton Highlanders" Cap Badge - Pickled copper

version two without "OVERSEAS" designation

It is dated to Munich on November 14

His heart issues forced him to be declared Class "C" and transferred to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre on August 31st

Germany. An Early Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Paul Meybauer, Berlin Auction WWI 185th Infantry Battalion "Capec. 1940. (Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a slender banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; marked 7 for Paul Meybauer, Berlin; measuring 43. 99 mm (w) x 44. 22 mm (h);