Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude Gerrie was a 3rd Class

Gerrie was a 3rd Class Trooper with the South African Constabulary and had served for 1 year and 345 days when he purchased his discharge on March 10

Footnote: On April 16

a Bavarian Military Merit Cross with Swords

Despite scattered machine-gun fire and shelling

This is most likely the Commemorative Medal “Crusade Against Communism”

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude Gerrie was a 3rd Class(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic 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 block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,