A Military General Service Medal to 2nd Lieut Augustus Pfankuche; King’s German Artillery

A Military General Service Medal to 2nd Lieutenant Augustus Pfankuche, King’s German Artillery: NIVE, ORTHES, TOULOUSE (2: LIEUT. AUGUSTUS PFANKUCHE. K.G.L.). Naming is contemporary re-engraved in capitals. Replacement ribbon, pitted, light contact, very fine.

Footnote: Augustus Pfankuche was appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the King’s German Artillery on October 29, 1811. He served in the Peninsula in 1812-1813, in the South of France in 1813-1814, in the Netherlands in 1814-1815, and at the Battle of Waterloo. He was awarded the Hanoverian King William’s Cross and was later a Captain in the Hanoverian Artillery, retiring in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.