Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity two brass loops discreetly hidden

two brass loops discreetly hidden under black wool flaps along the bottom edge of the belt on the left side for the placement of danger hangers

He was then discharged and returned to duty with the 19th Infantry Battalion on December 23

He served with both the Lord Strathcona's Horse and the Canadian Machine Gun Corps while in France and Belgium

the interior waist area is partially lined with black cotton

including a 1934 Strength Through Joy Allgäu badge

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity two brass loops discreetly hidden(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silver and iron, consisting of a Cross Patte with a magnetic blackened iron 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 screw back apparatus, unmarked, measuring 42. 69 mm (w) x 42. 22 mm (h),