Private Brookes was in action at the Battle of Festubert
the ferrule with a six oak leaf design encompassing it
Footnote: The Commissions of the Danube River was authorized by the Treaty of Paris (1856) after the close of the Crimean War
Footnote: The War Medal 1965 (Tamgha-i-Jang 1385) was awarded for general service in the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War
7 mm x 103 mm inclusive of its wreath suspension
Prussia, Kingdom. A General Honour Medal, Ii Class, With Case United Republic of Private Brookes was in action(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen II. Klasse). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a monogram of Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm III, the reverse with an inscription of VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT (SERVICE TO THE STATE) within a laurel wreath, unmarked, measuring 39. 22 mm in diameter, weighing 22. 7 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of heavy card stock with a faux black