Original Imperial German WWI Eisernes Kreuz Iron Cross Communal Grave Marker For 20 Unknown German Soldiers MG 15 Hip width: 15”

Hip width: 15”

Upon arrival in England the 5th Division was stationed at Tidworth Barracks

In the case of officers

and was brought back as a souvenir by an Army Air Corps Veteran who served in the China-Burma-India (C

Original Item: Very Few available

Original Imperial German WWI Eisernes Kreuz Iron Cross Communal Grave Marker For 20 Unknown German Soldiers MG 15 Hip width: 15”Original Item: Only One Available. The scale of casualties in the First World War was unprecedented. Thousands of soldiers were being buried on the battlefields in individual or communal graves by their comrades. They were often buried where they fell in action, or in a burial ground on or near the battlefield. A simple cross or marker might be put up to mark the location and give brief details of the individuals who had died. This 8 x 8 Iron Cross is