Czechoslovakia. A National Guard Medal 1918-1919 Newly Listed where he became a Commissioned

where he became a Commissioned Gunner on February 11

Military - In purple

surrounded by the inscription "VEREIN DER KORNBRENNEREIBESITZER & DER PRESSHEFEFABRIKANTEN DEUTSCHLANDS" and engraver marked "M

Richard Harding Davis

and a related Foreign Office letter dated 17 may 1920

Czechoslovakia. A National Guard Medal 1918-1919 Newly Listed where he became a CommissionedBronze, engraver marked "O. P." on the reverse, 33. 8 mm x 48. 5 mm inclusive of its crossed swords suspension, bronze star on its original ribbon with dual prong pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The medal was created to recognize the service of members of the National Guard, comprised of volunteers who were not on the reserve list, who maintained order and fought to defend the new state created at the end of the First World War.