1863 following Friedrich’s proclamation as Duke but suppressed in 1866 following Prussia’s annexation of the Duchies
being placed in command of the 5th Divisional Train
with die-cut support and the base intact
An SS Long Service Award for Four Years of Service - In bronze
Crooks appears to have returned to his original trade of Skinner and is listed in Kilmarnock directories as a Skinner (a person that prepares or deals in hides) and Fellmonger (a dealer in hides or skins
Austria, Imperial. A Pair Of Military Merit Medals By Heinrich Kautsch Auction Archive 1863 following Friedrich’s proclamation as(Militrverdienstmedaillen). A pair of Military Merit Medals, including a Bronze Grade award, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon with sword clasp, the obverse with a raised rightward facing profile of Emperor Charles I, circumscribed by name and title in Latin, the reverse with a central inscription of SIGNUM LAUDIS (SIGN OF PRAISE), within a laurel and oak leaf wreath, topped by the imperial crowns