Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A 9-Year Long Military Service Cross Newly Listed meaning the original one was

meaning the original one was lost or destroyed and had to be replaced

31 mm (w) x 34

Ln 26670 / Hersteller / h d c" (manufactured by Luftfahrtgerätewerk Hakenfelde GmbH

but drafting should be put off for a year at this point

Ian William Tweddelljoined Cadets at boarding school in Prince Albert at the age of 13 and by 1935 was part of the 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Light Horse

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A 9-Year Long Military Service Cross Newly Listed meaning the original one was(Militrdienstkreiz III. Klasse fr 9 Dienstjahre der Unteroffiziere und Mannschaften). 1868 1913 issue. Constructed of copper, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central monogram of Friedrich Franz, the reverse with central Roman numerals IX, unmarked, measuring 35. 38 mm (w) x 42. 34 mm (h), weighing 12. 8 grams, in very fine condition.