Germany, Imperial. A Southwest Africa Medal, With Three Clasps Hold leather tab with a smooth-finished

leather tab with a smooth-finished brown upper and smooth-finished black underside stitched in place on the underside of the belt at the right end

Hawkes was subsequently sent down the line to No

1918 and forfeited 4 days' pay

it was his first trip - I got acquainted with him and helped him to unpack his luggage

a cross of very fine quality make

Germany, Imperial. A Southwest Africa Medal, With Three Clasps Hold leather tab with a smooth-finished(Gedenkmedaille fr Sdwest Afrika). A circular silver medal, the obverse centre portrays a mythical god of war surrounded by the inscription SUEDWEST AFRIKA 1904 06, the reverse centre shows the royal cipher of Kaiser Wilhelm II, with a laurel branch underneath, surrounded by the words VERDIENST UM DIE EXPEDITION (MERIT FOR THE EXPEDITION), measuring 32. 57 mm in diameter, on loop for suspension from period original ribbon, with clasps labelled