Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of Hawkes left for England on

Hawkes left for England on September 25

and the building of the Atlantic Wall

evidence of pinback replacement

and no doubts other

he was named to the rank of Artificer Engineer on September 14

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of Hawkes left for England on(Eisernes 1914 Kreuz I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a hand vaulted 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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round