1918 and forfeited 4 days' pay
it was his first trip - I got acquainted with him and helped him to unpack his luggage
with its worn period original ribbon
the Memorial Card Accompanying the Memorial Cross (printed in black ink on a white card stock
DM has been repaired at the junction of the medal to the bar suspension
Germany, Imperial. A Southwest Africa Medal, With Three Clasps Hold 1918 and forfeited 4 days'(Gedenkmedaille fr Sdwest Afrika). A circular silver medal, the obverse centre portrays a mythical god of war surrounded by the inscription SUEDWEST AFRIKA 1904 06, the reverse centre shows the royal cipher of Kaiser Wilhelm II, with a laurel branch underneath, surrounded by the words VERDIENST UM DIE EXPEDITION (MERIT FOR THE EXPEDITION), measuring 32. 57 mm in diameter, on loop for suspension from period original ribbon, with clasps labelled