A 1914 Sachsen General Wartime Merit Medal Newly Listed A lifeline from Allied supply

A lifeline from Allied supply bases in India

and a cover letter of the same measurements

and pebbled orange and red enamels

naming his next-of-kin as Mary Sandbrook of Winnipeg

two other men of this name appear on the Admiralty Claimants List which includes a single clasp award for Syria

A 1914 Sachsen General Wartime Merit Medal Newly Listed A lifeline from Allied supplyA 1914 German Imperial 1914 Verdienstmedaille; in silver gilt; the obverse with a leftward facing bust of Wilhelm Ernst Groherzog von Sachsen, and described as such; the reverse with a circular oak wreath inscribed Dem Verdienste 1914; on loop for suspension; with its period original ribbon; measuring 36. 06 mm in diameter; weighing 25. 2 grams; with approximately 50% of the original gilding remaining; in overall near very fine condition.