Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Walter Schott United Republic of S/L Smith had a problem

S/L Smith had a problem with bombs hanging up and had to jettison 3 x 500lb bombs at various points on the homeward track all finding their way into the North Sea

He wrote that he’s not doing well

Is also familiar with mines

A Finnish Order of the White Rose

Rev:- Helmeted female seated on a cloud above the earth

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Walter Schott United Republic of S/L Smith had a problem(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 barrel hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked marked WS for