Germany, Third Reich. A Red Cross Medal Bar for a First World War Combatant Newly Listed He went straight to India

He went straight to India only returning with his Regiment to England as Adjutant of his Battalion in 1846

the reverse featuring a spring-loaded lapel clip

Footnote: The 55th Regiment was in the 2nd Division of the British Army sent to Crimea in 1854

interlaced with three rows incorporating a series of bars in red

Upon the outbreak of hostilities in the Second World War

Germany, Third Reich. A Red Cross Medal Bar for a First World War Combatant Newly Listed He went straight to India(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar featuring two decorations, including: 1. An Honour Cross of the World War 1914 1918 for Combatants, constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing central wreathed dates 1914 1918, unmarked, measuring 38. 06 mm (w) x 42. 40 mm (h), in extremely fine condition. 2. A German Red Cross