Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Newly Listed He was blown out of

He was blown out of a shell hole

As an independent brigade it was variously assigned at different times

the obverse with a raised central “W” with the re-institution date “1914” in raised numbering on the lower arm and the royal crown on the upper arm

2 Balloon Section

cross in blue and white enamels

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Newly Listed He was blown out of(Militr Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 28 February 1915 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV. (1915 1924 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with pebbled arms and ribbed borders, bearing a central raised monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV, the six oclock arm bearing a date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm bearing a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering banjo style pinback meeting a