Canada, Cef. A War Medal To Private Harold States, No.2 Construction (The ‘Black Battalion’) Hold (Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die

(Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik

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Service and Serial Number 12 747 927

surmounted by a suspension ring at 12 o’clock

the reverse with an inscription of “FUER VERDIENSTE UM DAS ROTHE KREUZ” (“FOR SERVICE IN THE RED CROSS”)

Canada, Cef. A War Medal To Private Harold States, No.2 Construction (The ‘Black Battalion’) Hold (Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um dieSilver Medal bearing 1914 1918 on obverse with bust of King George V on reverse, inscribed 931178 PTE H. STATES CFC [Canadian Forestry Corps] along the bottom, measuring at 36. 1mm (w) x 49. 9mm (h to top of suspension) and weighing 33. 0 grams, in extremely fine condition. Footnote: Private States, born 1898 in Mapleton, Nova Scotia, was described with a Black complexion upon enlistment in 1916.