Germany, Imperial. A German Red Cross (Drk) Decoration, Iii Class Archive 6 Convalescent Depot at Etaples

6 Convalescent Depot at Etaples on October 3rd

The armband is unmarked and measures 430 mm in length when flat

with Serbian Coat of Arms on the top

and as such escaped the post-war recognition bestowed upon those larger regiments suffering greater numbers of combined battlefield and health related deaths

" He went on to state that Dickson was not sure of what his future employment would be but something in the engineering field seemed applicable

Germany, Imperial. A German Red Cross (Drk) Decoration, Iii Class Archive 6 Convalescent Depot at Etaples(Rote Kreuz Medaille III. Klasse). Instituted 1 October 1898 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1898 1921 issue). Constructed of zink, on loop for suspension from its period original bowtie ribbon with horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 33 mm (w) x 36 mm (h), in very fine condition.