Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Grand Duchy. A War Service Cross I Class, c. 1915 Republic of The tunic is fabricated from

The tunic is fabricated from a moss green cotton

obverse illustrating the crowned Prussian eagle standing upon a trophy of arms

He then served in India from May 1919 to September 1919

then transferred coastal defence duties in Western Liguria

Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Grand Duchy. A War Service Cross I Class, c. 1915 Republic of The tunic is fabricated from(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,