Ireland, Republic. A General Service Medal 1917-1921 Hold on top of a sheer

on top of a sheer sided hill the only approach to which was along a knife edge ridge allowing only three men to move abreast

two sliders on the belt with fine aluminum wire and embroidered uppers and dark navy blue wool backers

Ripf was a patient of a field hospital in Berent (now Kościerzyn

with a wreath composed of branches of laurel leaves and maple leaves below

and pinned with gilded bronze NSDAP-style German national eagles clutching wreathed swastikas above four oak leaves of identical construction

Ireland, Republic. A General Service Medal 1917-1921 Hold on top of a sheerBronze, obverse illustrating the Arms of the Four Provinces of Ireland, with a Flying Column Volunteer standing in the centre, with EIRE (Ireland) and the inscription "Cogadh na Saoirse" (The Fight for Freedom) below, reverse illustrates a palm leaf, symbolic of victory, 41. 5 mm, original ribbon suspended from a bronze hanger, missing its pinback, light contact, cleaned, near extremely fine. Footnote: This medal was awarded to those who took part in