An 1870-71 Franco Prussian War Medal Bar Newly Listed and they were to give

and they were to give him six grandchildren before he died in 1967

Belt in leather with a smooth finished black upper

An Iron Class Second Class 1939

Footnote: A similar buckle is illustrated on page 578 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

Gregory was struck off strength of the 9th Infantry Battalion and embarked for service in the French theatre on April 26

An 1870-71 Franco Prussian War Medal Bar Newly Listed and they were to giveMounted for wear as originally worn, with original ribbons on metal bar: Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class, early issue with smooth arms c. 1870 71; the Franco Prussian War Medal 1870 1871 with the Gravelotte St. Privat, Metz, Villiers, and Paris bars; the Koniggratz Cross 1866, with combatant ribbon; the Wilhelm Centenary Medal 1897. All medals remain in very fine condition showing lovely patina.