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Bar of a Mecklenburg Overseas
Veteran
For Sale at
Der
Rittmeister
The medals on this bar in order of
seniority from left to right are-
Prussian 1914 Iron Cross, second class
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Military Merit Cross, second
class undated
1914-18 Honour Cross
for combatants
The original owner of this
bar was a Mecklenburg veteran of the First World War. What makes
this bar particularly interesting is the undated Mecklenburg
Military Cross. This medal was usually awarded with the date 1900 on
the cross for service in the Boxer Rebellion or 1914 for service in
the First World War. Undated crosses were awarded for service in
colonial campaigns in Africa such as the Herero and Maji-Maji
Rebellions. This could be one of those however the lack of a South
West African Campaign Medal or Colonial Service Medal does not
confirm which campaign this recipient served in.
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