A First War German “Wartime Years 1914/15” Matchbox Cover Archive officially engraved (FUS

officially engraved (FUS

inscribed "EINNAHME VON KRETA" above and "20

In the 1881 British Census

Grave Reference: A

Accompanied by a research paper (acknowledging his eligibility for the BWM and VM) and copies of a Charterhouse School Great War Dedication List and four pages from the London Gazette

A First War German “Wartime Years 1914/15” Matchbox Cover Archive officially engraved (FUSA First War (Imperial) German matchbox cover, depicting an Iron Cross 1914 First Class with the inscriptions Kriegsjahre 1914 15 (Wartime Years 1914 15); constructed of pressed sheet metal (magnetic); soldered on one side; with two of the sides partially cut out to allow the fingers to slide the matchbox out of the cover once empty, and to strike the match on the igniter strip; with a cut out on the bottom to push out the matchbox drawer; measuring 60