Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Grand Duchy. A War Service Cross I Class, c. 1915 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic and 20 years of service

and 20 years of service

One thing that becomes clear is the variation in length and details of actions that were rewarded with awards: some descriptions are sparse with little detail

Sheet contains eight cancelled stamps

twenty black photo pages

"Pflicht-Feuerwehr" (Mandatory Fire)

Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Grand Duchy. A War Service Cross I Class, c. 1915 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic and 20 years of service(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,