Prussia, State. A General Service Military Merit Medal, , C. 1915 Hold ” for Reichsverband

” for Reichsverband

circled the machine gun nest and killed all three Germans which were manning its weapons

He was posthumously awarded RCAF Operational Wings in recognition of gallant service in action against the enemy

Footnote: Alexander McKinney was born on September 27

61 mm (w) x 43

Prussia, State. A General Service Military Merit Medal, , C. 1915 Hold ” for Reichsverband(Allgemeines Militr Ehrenzeichen). Instituted 27 January 1912. Type VI. A circular medal constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a crowned cipher WRII (for King Wilhelm II) with the date 1912 below, the reverse bearing the inscription VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT (STATE MERIT) encompassed by a laurel wreath tied with a ribbon at the bottom, measuring 39. 40 mm (w) x 50. 15 mm (h), on a white ribbon with orange stripes, very fine.