Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A 1914 War Merit Cross II Class Hold he returned to Canada but

he returned to Canada but by the early 1950s

reverse inscribed "FÜR TREUES WIRKEN IN EISERNER ZEIT 1915" inside an ornate wreath with hearts place at the top and bottom

membership documents for both the Sudetendeutsche Partei (Sudeten German Party/SdP) and NSDAP (which he joined on 1 November 1938 as member number 6

worn with a replacement ribbon

along with wear spots evident in the gold-coloured trim on the top edge and opening

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A 1914 War Merit Cross II Class Hold he returned to Canada but(Militr Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse 1914). 28 February 1915 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV. Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV, the six oclock arm with a date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with an inscription of FR AUSZEICHNUNG IM KRIEGE (FOR EXCELLENCE