Prussia, Kingdom. A General Merit Medal Auction Archive followed by a period where

followed by a period where he served as a Brigade Major at Aldershot form 1877 to 1878

Bee with a strength of 33 officers and 820 other ranks

and the authorities ordered the dead to be buried in a mass unmarked grave

Footnote: With a total of 1881 of this Order of the Red Eagle Second Class Neck Cross awarded

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Prussia, Kingdom. A General Merit Medal Auction Archive followed by a period where(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen). Instituted 18 January 1810 by Friedrich Wilhelm III. (1847 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a monogram of Friedrich Wilhelm III topped by a royal crown, the reverse with an inscription of VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT (SERVICE TO THE STATE) inside of a laurel wreath, measuring 39. 27 mm, weighing 23. 1 grams, in near extremely fine condition.