Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Grand Duchy. A War Service Cross I Class, c. 1915 Republic of the reverse medallion presents a

the reverse medallion presents a white enamelled field inscribed MTF (Maria Theresa Franciscus) in Gold ornate script

buttonhole attachment on the reverse

The tunic is fabricated from a moss green cotton

then transferred coastal defence duties in Western Liguria

he also served as Kriegstagebuchführer (war journal record keeper) in the Führer Headquarters “Wolfsschanze”

Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Grand Duchy. A War Service Cross I Class, c. 1915 Republic of the reverse medallion presents a(Kreuz fr Auszeichnung im Kriege I. Klasse). Instituted 1 January 1915 by Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich VI. (1915 1923 issue). Constructed of silver, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte, the obverse with ribbed arms, bearing a central pebbled medallion overlaid by a raised inscription of FR TAPFERKEIT (FOR BRAVERY), situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, unmarked,