Germany, Third Reich. A Medal Bar for First World War and Police Service Republic of Gunner Hipkiss was posthumously awarded

Gunner Hipkiss was posthumously awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal

consisting of a George’s cross with pebbled and slightly curved arms and a board smooth edge

Inset into the obverse of the handle is a silvered bronze RLB insignia measuring 24 mm (w) x 24 mm (h)

A collection of paper money from different POW camps

the suspension loop maker marked “R” for a documented but unidentified manufacturer

Germany, Third Reich. A Medal Bar for First World War and Police Service Republic of Gunner Hipkiss was posthumously awarded(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for First World War and Police service featuring four decorations, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown,