Saxe-Weimar, Duchy. A General Merit Medal, Silver Grade, With Clasp Auction 2d Army Corps

2d Army Corps

1942 he was promoted to Obergefreiter

Private Alfred Townsend

taking valuable cargo of foodstuffs

marked with an ""A"" (Vienna)

Saxe-Weimar, Duchy. A General Merit Medal, Silver Grade, With Clasp Auction 2d Army Corps(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen in Silber Dem Verdienste 1914 mit Schwerterspange). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with crossed swords clasp, the obverse with a raised leftward facing profile of Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst circumscribed by title, the reverse with inscription of DEM VERDIENST 1914 (FOR MERIT 1914), measuring 36. 04 mm in diameter, weighing 32. 2 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in near extremely fine