Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar for War Assistance, Mounted for Formal Wear Auction accompanied by a period original

accompanied by a period original neck ribbon

5 cm (w) x 44 cm (h)

Nickel-silver fittings are riveted to the tip

Sapper Joseph Irwin

then declared "Fit for Duty" and struck off strength to the 13th Reserve Battalion on December 13th

Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar for War Assistance, Mounted for Formal Wear Auction accompanied by a period original(Ordensschnalle fr Kriegshilfsdienst). A medal bar for war assistance featuring two decorations, including: 1. A unusual Prussian Red Cross Medal, II Class, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a central raised Geneva Cross with red enameled arms culminating at each end in a royal crown, the quadrants bearing monograms of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, the reverse bearing