Germany, Imperial. An First War & China Service Medal Bar GTRexclude in silver with four hand

in silver with four hand detailed armed and a bronze fleur-de-lys in each quadrant

Gibbons remained in the South African theatre to the conclusion of the war

pin assembly missing otherwise clasp retinas most of the original finish

a Hanseatic Cross ribbon

Germany, Imperial. An First War & China Service Medal Bar GTRexclude in silver with four hand(Erster Weltkrieg Ordensschnalle). An extensive First War period medal bar featuring six decorations, including a 1914 Iron Cross Second Class, (Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse), instituted by Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm III on 17 March 1813, reinstituted by Kaiser Wilhelm II on 5 August 1914 (1914 1918 issue), constructed of silver with a blackened magnetic iron core, consisting of a Cross Patte with a ribbed frame, the obverse with a central raised