Lot 6205

Description

Nine-part medal bar with EK2 (1914), House Order of Hohenzollern with swords (hallmark ‘S&W, crescent/crown 937’), Hanseatic Cross, FEK, DA for officers, 1897 Jubilee Medal, MVK (Austria), Medal of the Province of Tyrol, Hungarian Patriotic Medal, reverse: grey cloth with Godet label and long cross-pin. Also included is the field buckle. Also included is a seven-piece miniature chain by Godet, an Iron Crescent (star hallmark on the pin), a tradition badge of the 8th Jäger Battalion, the neck decoration of an Honorary Knight of the Order of St John in its case, and a small white box containing several miniatures as well as four lapel pins. Certificate for the 1897 Jubilee Medal, certificate of ownership EK1 (1915), certificate of ownership for the Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (31 March 1917), certificate for the title of Knight of Honour of the Order of St John (8 February 1921), document relating to the FEK, Wound Badge, extract from the war service record, business card, etc. Decorations in fine condition (only minimal chips and scratches); some documents have tears, with occasional missing parts. Wilhelm von Jecklin joined the Queen Elisabeth Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 3 in 1893 and the War Academy in 1902, before being posted as a first lieutenant to the 12th Grenadier Regiment in 1904. In 1905, he formed a machine-gun company, which he commanded. During the fighting for Antwerp in August 1914, Jecklin, then a captain, was seriously wounded. As the war progressed, he took part in battles in Masuria, the Beskids and the Carpathians. From 1916, he was commander of Reserve Jäger Battalion No. 8 in the 45th Infantry Regiment and was wounded again. After a brief period serving as a General Staff officer with the 4th Infantry Division, he was appointed commander of Reserve Jäger Battalion No. 8 in 1916 (fighting in Macedonia, Italy and France) and was promoted to major.

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