Germany, Imperial. A Commemorative Flask to Reservist Strauss Province of China 20 mm (w) x 71

20 mm (w) x 71

He is not on the 1896 Army List and appears to have retired from the Bengal Medical Department with 28 years service

It is signed Aug 10th

enamel cracking on blue enamels of the centrepiece rings

Indian and Foreign)

Germany, Imperial. A Commemorative Flask to Reservist Strauss Province of China 20 mm (w) x 71(Reservistenflasche). Constructed of a silvered metal alloy, the obverse featuring a red card stock inset covered by a transparent celluloid face, overlaid by a banner bearing an owners name of RES. STRAUSS 3. CP., defaced by a silvered bronze starburst which obscured additional inscriptions, itself bearing a central enameled medallion overlaid by a shoulder board of Kaiser Alexander Garde Grenadier Regiment 1, circumscribed by an inscription of ZUR