Germany. A Colonial Merit Award, First Class, Modified For Wear On A Ribbon Buy Now Nova Scotia on the 25th

Nova Scotia on the 25th and was discharged from active service upon demobilization on May 27

the Naval Base at Malta

which could be awarded for outstanding service and also for long service

The breeches measure 450 mm across the waist x 1

before boarding the TH&B train and heading off to camp in Port Maitland

Germany. A Colonial Merit Award, First Class, Modified For Wear On A Ribbon Buy Now Nova Scotia on the 25th(Kolonialauszeichnung). A star constructed of silvered bronze; the obverse depicting a lion infront of a palm, circumscribed FR VERDIENSTE UM DIE KOLONIEN (German For merit for the colonies) the lion gripping a hat that is superimposed on a set of crossed swords; the reverse inscribed In memoriam, marked Ges. Gesch. as well as numbered Nr. 34162; the vertical pinback professionally removed, with two loops for suspension added; measuring 47. 36 mm (w)