A First War German Pair; Reichsverband Pforzheim certificate_of_authenticity Both his parents were born

Both his parents were born in Turkey: his father in the Rhodes Islands

in die stamped white metal

flanked by a castle at the left and a lion at the right

He later commanded Indian and RAF Bomber Squadrons

A First War German Pair; Reichsverband Pforzheim certificate_of_authenticity Both his parents were bornPrussia: Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 (silver frame, iron core, magnetic, 43. 3 mm); and Imperial: Hindenburg Cross for Combatants (bronze gilt on iron, maker marked "32" over "R. V. PFORZHEIM" (Reichsverband Pforzheim) on the reverse, 38 mm). Mounted to a suspension with swing bar pinback, as worn by the veteran, lightly soiled original ribbons, extremely fine.