EK 1914 Interesting Ribbon Bar

[christerd]

Hi all !

So close to Christmas but Santa has already been here! Must be that we live so close to the North Pole

Here is my newest bar, what do I have here?

A fighter or a non fighter a fighting non fighter???

Alt1 : EK, Preuss Verdienst Kreuz , Oldenburg (combat) Braunschweig (non Combat) Long Service, 1897 medal

Alt2 : EK, Preuss VK, Oldenburg Life Saving, Braunschweig NC, LS, 1897

Alt3: EK, Preuss Crown order for medics, braunschweig NC, LS, 1897

Any suggestions??

Greetings from Sweden

Christer

[Guest Rick Research]

Yeah, that is a VERY interesting combination of frontline and home-service decorations.

No way to tell from this combination if the wearer was an officer or an NCO, or a regular or reservist.

The combination suggests army to me. But a Vizefeldwebel dL or a Major? Can't tell.

IF this person was an officer-rank dR or dL who was in the Prussian or Reichs civil service, thanks to Paul C we now have Seniority Lists from 1918 for BOTH, showing wartime awards. Ther are thousands of pages, but a combination like this may leap out at us some day while wading through all the new material.

Maybe traceable. Maybe. Sooooooooomeday.

[christerd]

Thanks Rick !

What shall I look for ? Any Rank lists for 1918+ ? I suppose its a impossible mission, but well stranger things happens.

regards Christer

[Guest Rick Research]

It will be pure chance/good luck. If we knew WHICH Prussian long service award that was....