A First War German Medal Bar; Deschler & Sohn, München Auction 1895 in Fort Saskatchewan

1895 in Fort Saskatchewan

proceeding to his unit on the 24th and joining the 19th Infantry Battalion on the 26th

6 Casualty Clearing Station and died from his wounds on April 18

maker marked "50" on pin/reverse

A First War German Medal Bar; Deschler & Sohn, München Auction 1895 in Fort SaskatchewanA First War German Medal Bar; Deschler & Sohn, Mnchen Bavaria: Military Merit Cross, 3rd Class Cross with Swords (copper gilt, 42. 5 mm x 46. 5 mm); Prussia: Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 (silver frame, iron core, magnetic, 42. 5 mm); and Imperial: Hindenburg Cross for Combatants (bronze gilt on iron, maker marked "D. S. M." (Deschler & Sohn, Mnchen) on the reverse, 37. 5 mm). Mounted to a suspension with swing bar pinback, as worn by the veteran,