Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar For First World War Non-Combatant Service Hold then transferred to the Depot

then transferred to the Depot Ship H

June 17th to 23rd

They received the award as POWs in internment camps

on wide incorrect ribbon

the obverse consisting of a black enameled rectangular field bearing five silvered Latin Crosses

Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar For First World War Non-Combatant Service Hold then transferred to the Depot(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for First World War non combatant services, featuring eight decorations, including a Cross for Voluntary War Assistance, constructed of zink, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of FR KRIEGS HILFSDIENST (FOR WAR ASSISTANCE), unmarked,