The medals on this bar in order of
seniority from left to right are-
Prussian 1914 Iron Cross, second class
1914-18 Honour Cross for
combatants
Hamburg Hanseatic Cross
1900-01 China Campaign Medal for
combatants
Prussian Wilhelm I Centenary Medal
The original owner
of this medal bar ribbon bar was an other ranks
veteran of the Boxer Rebellion and the First World War. The lack of
a long service medal may mean that he did his original compulsory
military service around 1897-1900 (earning the Centenary and China
medals), then left the forces for a decade before being recalled for
service in the First World War.
