Prussia, State. A General Merit Military Medal, General Service, By Wagner GTRexclude and Netherlands: Order of Orange-Nassau

and Netherlands: Order of Orange-Nassau with Swords

1914 for his "Seaman Torpedoman" course

red embroidered "55" in the centre

his father being a Farmer by trade

the upper measuring 52 mm wide

Prussia, State. A General Merit Military Medal, General Service, By Wagner GTRexclude and Netherlands: Order of Orange-Nassau(Allgemeines Militr Ehrenzeichen). Instituted on 14 June 1793. Type V. (1900 1918 Issue). A silver cross Rupert Cross, the obverse centre presents the gilded crowned monogram of Wilhelmus Rex above a date 1900, the reverse presents the inscription VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT (SERVICE TO THE STATE), inside a laurel leaf wreath, marked on edge of six oclock arm with letter W for Wagner, Berlin, measuring 39. 87 mm (w) x 43. 47 mm (h), on loop for suspension