The medals on this bar in order of
seniority from left to right are-
Prussian 1914 Iron Cross, second
class
Prussian Warriors Merit Medal worn back
to front
1914-18 Honour Cross for combatants
Third
Reich Police Long Service
Award
for 25 years service
Prussian Other Ranks Long Service
Award,
first class for 21 years service
1904-08 South West Africa Campaign Medal for
combatantsThe original owner of this medal bar
was an other ranks veteran of the Herero Rebellion and was decorated in the First
World War. His Prussian Warriors Merit Medal shows that he was probably
from one of the non-Prussian German states. It would appear that after the war he transferred to the
police force, although he may also have served in the South West
African Landespolizei before the war. Note that the miniature ribbon bar
was made before the 1930s and therefore has no 1914-18 Honour Cross
(instituted in 1934) and no 25 Years Police Service award.