Windisch with an Iron Cross 1st Class and Pilot's Badge below
measuring 105 mm (w) x 108 mm (l) x 36 mm (h)
carmine-coloured thread
lid exterior with an elegant gilt plaque with the inscription MERITO MILITAR 1a CLASSE (Military Merit 1st class)
followed by a brief stop in Trenton
United Kingdom. A Queen's South Africa Medal With Three Clasps, To Private J. Larg, 13Th Hussars United Republic of Windisch with an Iron CrossTRANSVAAL, SOUTH AFRICA 1901, SOUTH AFRICA 1902 (4429 Pte J. LARG. 13TH HUSSARS.). Naming is officially impressed. Court mounted, bruised, edge nicks, pitting, contact marks, replacement ribbon, dual push pin attachments, fine. Footnote: The 13th Hussars arrived in South Africa in December 1899 and took part in the Battle of Colenso during the Second Boer War. It formed part of Colonel Burn Murdochs Brigade and had a minor part in the Relief of