Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich Franz Cross GTRexclude The insignia on the cap

The insignia on the cap consists of a standard silvered aluminum Wehrmacht cap eagle

His last letter to his brother in Toronto described where he was in France

His unit was destroyed in June 1944 while attached to Army Group Middle

LONDON maker mark on the obverse ricasso

He was posted to the Shore Base H

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich Franz Cross GTRexclude The insignia on the cap(Friedrich Franz Kreuz). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Latin Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central medallion depicting a raised monogram of Friedrich Franz IV, the six oclock arm with a date of 1917, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a central medallion with a raised Mecklenburg Schwerin War Merit Cross, unmarked, measuring 31. 49 mm (w) x