Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Newly Listed He was blown out of

He was blown out of a shell hole

An award of the “Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer” (Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918) to Joseph Bock

As an independent brigade it was variously assigned at different times

2 Balloon Section

A Second War Romanian Pilot's Badge - in silvered tombac with enameled shield and crown centerpiece

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Newly Listed He was blown out of(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