A First And Second War German War Merit Medal Ribbon Bar Auction silvering loss on the reverse

silvering loss on the reverse

and punished with stoppage of eighteen days' pay and forced to forfeit nine days' pay

He had deployed his three platoons forward with no company reserve

1899 and served in the South Africa theatre with the 2nd Special Battalion

a heavy 581-ton blockade-running steamer that had been captured by the United States Navy and put to use by the Union during the American Civil War

A First And Second War German War Merit Medal Ribbon Bar Auction silvering loss on the reverseA first and second war German medal ribbon bar with three ribbons, consisting of 1) An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class ribbon, 2) A War Merit Cross ribbon with Swords, and 3) A Hindenburg Cross ribbon with Swords; metal core (magnetic); horizontal pinback; measuring 46 mm x 19 mm; better than very fine condition. (C: 154)