Bar of a Brunswick Veteran of the Herero Rebellion
and the First World War
For Sale at
Der
Rittmeister
The medals on this bar in order of
seniority from left to right are-
1914-18 Honour Cross
for combatants
1904-08 South West Africa Campaign Medal
for combatants
Brunswick 1914 War Service Cross, second class for
non-combatants
Prussian Landwehr Long Service
Award
The original
owner of this medal bar was a Brunswick soldier who served in the
Herero Rebellion and later in the First World War. Curiously the
clasp for his South West African campaign ("Omaheke") in
incorrectly attached to the ribbon of his Brunswick 1914 War Service
Cross. Brunswick did not issue their own Long Service Awards. Their
soldiers earned Prussian Long Service Awards instead.
