Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Newly Listed Neilson contracted some sort of

Neilson contracted some sort of illness but his records do not indicate its nature

(Bahnschutzpolizei Bezirksführer Schulterklappe)

named to Ladendorf as an Unteroffizier of 14

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel

Helmet measures 295 mm x 308 mm x 115 mm

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Newly Listed Neilson contracted some sort of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of brass and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened non magnetic brass core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting