Hi all,
I have a painting of an ancestor and am having trouble identifying the last three medals he is wearing. The first three are obvious enough: Iron Cross for non-combatants; Order of the Red Eagle 3rd Class with bow; Order of the Crown, 3rd Class with Order of St John device. Thereafter I'm less sure. From appearance and context I'm relatively certain that the first two must be the 1870/71 campaign medal and the 1864 Campaign Medal for Denmark. The third one is a complete mystery.
For context, the painting is of Alfred von dem Knesebeck, who served in the Gardes du Corps for a bit, then the Reserves. His presence during the campaigns 1864 - 1871 was actually through the Order of St John though, running an early form of battlefield medical care. This is why he received most of the awards he's wearing, including the neck-badge of the Bavarian Military Merit Order, 2nd Class. You can read a little more about him on wiki.
As most of the family property/records were lost in the Second World War and aftermath, I don't have proper records of his medals, or many original family orders, so am a bit stumped.
Many thanks in advance for any help!