Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross I Class, C. 1935 certificate_of_authenticity mounted to a silvered bronze

mounted to a silvered bronze base

4th Class breast badge

1940" respectively

it states that he served with the 3rd Battalion in the French theatre and was later discharged at Montreal on March 2

Statement of War Service Gratuity Form and Computation Form

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross I Class, C. 1935 certificate_of_authenticity mounted to a silvered bronze(Militr Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 28 February 1915 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV. (1915 1924 issue; c. 1935 re issue). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of a Cross Patte with ribbed and pebbled arms, bearing a centra 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire