Prussia Help with awards

[dante]

Interesting pass for South West Africa? also can anyone help with identify the awards, thanks, Paul

[Naxos]

Awards: E.M., M.E.II. (Militär-Ehrenzeichen II.), Südwestafrika-Denkmünze aus bronze, L.D.II (Landwehr Dienstauszeichnung II)

Edited September 16, 2013 by Naxos

[Dave Danner]

"E.M." is the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Erinnerungs-Medaille, AKA the Centenary Medal from 1897.

[Leutwein]

E.M. = Centenary medal

and

Südwestafrika-Denkmünze aus Bronze

Karl Riegel received the MEZ2 AKO 20th March 1906 as a Unteroffizier der Landwehr 1

Riegel came at the end of 19th century (so between 1897 1899) to GSWA and served there as a railway official. In 1914 (12th or 13th May 1914) "Bahnhofsverwalter" Riegel received vacation and left GSWA on one of these days (12th or 13th May 1914). So the WW1 stopped his return to GSWA.

Best wishes

Karsten

[Guest Rick Research]

Here he is (top entry) from the 1905 Ordensliste, Nachtrag 2:

Funny but I never thought of military railway in Southwest Africa then!

[dante]

Gentlemen as ever most excellent research, many thanks, Paul