Reuss, County. An Honour Cross In Gold, I Class With Crown & Swords, C.1914 GTRexclude before being transferred and promoted

before being transferred and promoted to 2nd Lieutenant with the 8th Battalion London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

Instituted in 1853

60 mm x 145 mm x 105 mm in height

as well as the entire crew of his plane on which he served as an observer

Issued 1849-1919

Reuss, County. An Honour Cross In Gold, I Class With Crown & Swords, C.1914 GTRexclude before being transferred and promoted(Frstlich Reuisches Ehrenkreuz 1. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern). Instituted on 24 May 1869. (Issued 1909 1918). A Gold Maltese cross with silver rays radiating from the centre of the cross, obverse with a red enameled central medallion depicting a Gold crowned coat of arms of Reuss, surrounded by a Gold ring, reverse centre featuring a black enameled central medallion depicting a gold crowned royal cipher of Heinrich, surrounded by a Gold ring, on