He was Killed in Action during the Battle of Arras
Instituted in 1771 by King Charles III of Spain
32nd Reserve Battalion was "discharged in consequence of being declared medically unfit by a Medical Board" at Shorncliffe on August 17
two with line battle formation drawings
Footnote: 65 awarded between 1857 and 1901
Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich Franz Cross, C.1917 Hold He was Killed in Action(Friedrich Franz Kreuz). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Latin Cross with laurel leaf branches connecting the quadrants of the arms, the obverse with central royal monogram, with the top arm bearing a royal crown and the bottom arm with a date of 1917, the reverse with a central raised 1914 Iron Cross, unmarked, measuring 31 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.