Germany, Hj. A Golden Honour Badge, By Paulmann & Crone Archive A First War Memorial Cross

A First War Memorial Cross to the 103rd Infantry Battalion - (706077

in addition to minor oxidation

Crooks served in the Portuguese and Spanish campaigns under Sir John Moore from August 1808 to January 1809

He died on 25 February 1866 and was buried in a family plot in Kolpino

It is dated to Wilhelmshaven on December 15

Germany, Hj. A Golden Honour Badge, By Paulmann & Crone Archive A First War Memorial Cross(Goldenes Ehrenzeichen der HJ). Constructed of gilded tombak with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting an enameled HJ insignia situated within a gilded border, the reverse with a vertical pinback, stamped with an issue number of 61602, also marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M1 78 for Paulmann & Crone, Ldenscheid, measuring 16. 87 mm (w) x 29. 20 mm (h), weighing 3. 0 grams, in extremely fine condition.