A cased Silver Star Medal
Gillespie was six times mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 19 October 1914
1918 and the shell gassing of October 11
and placed onto a black wool underside that protrudes on the sides to reveal the black SS Waffenfarbe
It was awarded until 1947 for public service worthy of recognition by the government
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service United Republic of A cased Silver Star Medal(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 21 mm in diameter, weighing 13. 2 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class,