Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Principality. A War Merit Medal 1914 certificate_of_authenticity marked "14 K" (Gold) and

marked "14 K" (Gold) and engraved "Bernice Scudder Weeden" and "127552" on the reverse

while serving with the 1st Reserve Artillery Battery of the 34th Regiment

He was a resident of Toronto when he enlisted as a Lieutenant with the 198th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Buffs"

The Japanese personnel involved in the massacre were initially sentenced to death

Two seperate boats were launched at different times

Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Principality. A War Merit Medal 1914 certificate_of_authenticity marked "14 K" (Gold) and(Medaille Verdienst im Kriege 1914) Instituted 21 August 1914. A circular medal constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse bears two decorated intertwined mirrored Gs with a crown at the top, below bears the inscription 1914, the reverse centre bears the inscription VERDIENST IM KRIEGE (MERIT IN WAR), encompassed by a laurel leaf wreath tied with a ribbon at the bottom, measuring 40. 05 mm (w) x 45. 02 mm (h), with loop for suspension on a yellow and