Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Province of China obverse stamped "0 3

obverse stamped "0 3

a German destroyer was sunk

Accompanied by his Canadian Army Soldier's Service and Pay Book

Für Tapferkeit und Verdienst: Ein Almanach der von Deutschland und seinen Verbündeten im ersten und zweiten Weltkrieg verliehenen Orden und Ehrenzeichen (For Bravery and Merit: An Almanac of Medals and Decorations Awarded by Germany and its Allies During the First and Second World Wars)

He was issued the Bronze Star for the New Guinea campaign

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Province of China obverse stamped "0 3(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918). 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 an elongated block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round write catch, maker