Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A 1914 War Merit Cross, I Class Auction remaining in service through the

remaining in service through the First World War where he was wounded in action on 6 June 1915 in Russia

the obverse centre in silver surrounded by gilded border with the inscription UNITE DIGNITE TRAVAIL

"Killed In Battle"

also including a presentation case

wearing civilian clothes and preparing to flee to Sweden or Switzerland He was carrying cash — German and foreign — and jewellery

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A 1914 War Merit Cross, I Class Auction remaining in service through the(Militr Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse 1914). Instituted 28 February 1915 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV. (1915 1924 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte, the obverse with ribbed and pebbled arms, bearing a central raised 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 a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire