Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class United Republic of whose responsibilities included lighthouses and

whose responsibilities included lighthouses and other aids to navigation and the regulation of civilian shipping

machine-embroidered thread on field-grey wool backer

measuring 243 mm x 164 mm

and is fully encompassed by a multi-piece dark grey-blue rayon liner

He began service as a Boy Seaman (124245) with the Royal Navy in September 1883

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class United Republic of whose responsibilities included lighthouses and(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