Germany, Imperial. A Southwest Africa Medal, With Three Clasps Hold the Memorial Card Accompanying the

the Memorial Card Accompanying the Memorial Cross (printed in black ink on a white card stock

1918 and forfeited 4 days' pay

leather tab with a smooth-finished brown upper and smooth-finished black underside stitched in place on the underside of the belt at the right end

and dated “1914”

it was his first trip - I got acquainted with him and helped him to unpack his luggage

Germany, Imperial. A Southwest Africa Medal, With Three Clasps Hold the Memorial Card Accompanying the(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