Germany, Imperial. A Life Saving Medal Certificate To Senior Policeman, 1917 Newly Listed to the Royal Artillery

to the Royal Artillery

maker marked M

he served his mandatory term in the RAD (Reichsarbeitsdienst = National Labour Service)

It is at present awarded to men and women who hold high office or who render extraordinary or important non-military service in a foreign country

padded and Athens maker marked "Αφοι Π

Germany, Imperial. A Life Saving Medal Certificate To Senior Policeman, 1917 Newly Listed to the Royal ArtilleryThe Life Saving Medal certificate is named to Obergendarm (senior policeman) Heinrich Gelchsheimer of the Fortress Police in Straburg (Alsace), dated to Berlin on August 6, 1917. Measuring 204 mm (w) x 325 mm (h), presenting two folding creases and light scuffing of the edges, remains better than very fine. The document is accompanied by a newspaper clipping from April 8, 1917, giving the following account of the deed: a 6 year old boy broke through