One thing that becomes clear is the variation in length and details of actions that were rewarded with awards: some descriptions are sparse with little detail
Footnote: Luc Pelletier was born on December 13
with a paper label embroidered to the exterior bearing a handwritten inscription indicating the the material was retrieved from a German aircraft downed over the Somme in 1918 (likely during the eponymous Second Battle)
measuring 18 mm (w) x 27 mm (h-inclusive of swords and oak leaves)
constructed of two pieces of red card stock the lid bearing a silver embossed number “25” within a cogwheel
Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer United Republic of One thing that becomes clear(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 central threaded post retaining an original silver cruciform backplate and
