Germany, Imperial. A Ribbon Bar for a Veteran of the Boxer Rebellion consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac above a handwritten inscription bearing

above a handwritten inscription bearing the soldier’s name

where he was declared "Fit for Home Service" and "Unfit for General Service for two months"

The drivers for the new vehicles were swiftly and secretly recruited from the Armoured Corps reinforcements

as a Private with the 74th Regiment of Foot on April 10

Germany, Imperial. A Ribbon Bar for a Veteran of the Boxer Rebellion consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac above a handwritten inscription bearing(Bandschnalle). A ribbon bar to a distinguished veteran of the Boxer Rebellion featuring four awards, including a Prussian Order of the Red Eagle, a China Medal, and a Kaiser Wilhelm I Centenary Medal, affixed to a 105 mm long old style trapezoidal bar with a horizontal pinback and black wool reverse liner, unmarked, demonstrating minor soiling to the ribbons, in extremely fine condition.