Prussia, Kingdom. A War Merit Medal 1870/71 Auction Archive and in April of the

and in April of the following year began studies at the Technical College of Karlsruhe

engraved with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals insignia and inscribed "PRESENTED TO / LIEUT-COLONEL W

he was obliged to remain in bed about six weeks

with silver clasp "Campagna 1895-96"

IN MEMORY OF THE GREAT WAR

Prussia, Kingdom. A War Merit Medal 1870/71 Auction Archive and in April of the(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