A First War Iron Cross 1914 “Unity Makes Us Strong” Matchbox Cover Buy Now slightly soiled askew lid

slightly soiled askew lid

he was commissioned as a Temporary 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery on October 1st

He had established himself as a Farrier with the 37th Battalion and attended a Course of Instruction in 1916 at the Canadian Veterinary School at Shorncliffe

at Hawarden and converting to Spitfires

Eastern Prussia (now Ostróda

A First War Iron Cross 1914 “Unity Makes Us Strong” Matchbox Cover Buy Now slightly soiled askew lidA First War (Imperial) German matchbox cover; in stamped sheet metal (magnetic); with Einigkeit Macht Stark on the reverse with two soldiers shaking hands, and an Iron Cross 1914 First Class with Gott Mit Uns In True Fest on the obverse; 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