Germany, Imperial. A Saxe-Ernestine Medal Bar for a Distinguished First World War Combatant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and Poland: Cross of Valour

and Poland: Cross of Valour

0 grams (including ribbon segment) worn on a small piece of correct neck ribbon

Darke had his Trio of medals shipped to his brother

smooth black backer

An extensive and mixed lot of correspondence and identity documents

Germany, Imperial. A Saxe-Ernestine Medal Bar for a Distinguished First World War Combatant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and Poland: Cross of Valour(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for a distinguished First World War combatant featuring an interesting combination of awards, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, 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