Prussia, Kingdom. A War Merit Medal 1870/71 GTRexclude 3) A boutonniere with a

3) A boutonniere with a Wehrmacht 12-Year Long Service Medal ribbon with Hoheitszeichen

showing wear and tear thus good/very good condition

he reverted to the rank of Private at his own request on October 17

all boys: John Hugh (age 6)

Prussia, Kingdom. A War Merit Medal 1870/71 GTRexclude 3) A boutonniere with a(Kriegsdenkmnze) Instituted 20 May 1871. A circular medal constructed of iron, the obverse bears a central crowned cipher W (Wilhelm), below reads Fr Pflichttreue im Kriege (For Duty in War), circumscribed with Gott war mit uns Ihm sei die Ehre (God was with us. To Him be the honor), the reverse bears an iron cross paty with rays in the quadrants between the arms, the centre is dated 1870 1871 within an oak leaf wreath tied with a ribbon at the