Prussia, Kingdom. A General Honour Medal, Ii Class, With Case Archive He married his wife Appolonia

He married his wife Appolonia in 1942

Each armpit has a woven rayon-blended loop for suspension of a dagger

A Queen's South Africa Medal to the Lancashire Fusiliers -

this time suffering a gun shot (shrapnel) wound to his right knee

and the Mediterranean

Prussia, Kingdom. A General Honour Medal, Ii Class, With Case Archive He married his wife Appolonia(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen II. Klasse). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a monogram of Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm III, the reverse with an inscription of VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT (SERVICE TO THE STATE) within a laurel wreath, unmarked, measuring 39. 22 mm in diameter, weighing 22. 7 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of heavy card stock with a faux black