Germany, Imperial. A Bremen Hanseatic Cross GTRexclude he was posted to Headquarters

he was posted to Headquarters 1st Australian Corps on April 11th

mounted to a silver gilt and black enamelled Maltese cross base

Ottawa and Dalhousie University

a multiple ray five pointed star in silver gilt

His father was born in Sweden and his mother was born in Iowa

Germany, Imperial. A Bremen Hanseatic Cross GTRexclude he was posted to Headquarters(Hanseatenkreuz). Constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with red enameled arms, with a red enameled centrepiece bearing a silvered coat of arms of the city of Bremen, the reverse with a central inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914 (FOR MERIT IN WAR 1914), measuring 40. 21 mm (w) x 44. 01 mm (h), weighing 19. 9 grams, in better than very fine