Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A War Honour Decoration, c. 1938 certificate_of_authenticity It was here that he

It was here that he earned his India General Service Medal with the Hazara and Samana clasps

before being transferred again on August 8th

with a Heeresverwaltung (Army Administration) Officer’s shoulder board

one on each breast and larger ones at the waist on both sides

representative of a Grand Cross

Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A War Honour Decoration, c. 1938 certificate_of_authenticity It was here that he(Kriegerehrenzeichen in Eisen). Instituted 13 March 1917 by Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig. (1917 issue). Constructed of silvered and blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of a blackened circular laurel leaf wreath, overlaid by a silvered monogram of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, topped by a crown and situated above a plaque bearing a number of 25, the reverse with two visible clips securing the monogram and crown in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical