Uruguay, Republic. A Medal For The Allied Army Campaign Against Paraguay 1865-1869, Officer's Version United Republic of the reverse is plain and

the reverse is plain and bears a horizontal pinback and the maker mark “GES GESCH” along with “STH” (Stahlhelm / Steel Helmet)

1915 and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant with the Royal Field Artillery on June 9

Victory Medal (748632 PTE

29th Infantry Battalion was Killed in Action during the Battle of Hill 70 on August 21

Ethel Irene Anderson of Hamilton

Uruguay, Republic. A Medal For The Allied Army Campaign Against Paraguay 1865-1869, Officer's Version United Republic of the reverse is plain andEjercito Aliado contra el Paraguay. Instituted in 1891.. Blackened iron, 41 mm, with silvered sun suspension indicative of the issue to officers, original ribbon with dual prongs, surface rust on the medal, better than very fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted by a decree of April 4, 1891 and awarded to the military of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, who had taken part in the war with Paraguay. The war was triggered by the expansionist aims of the