A Mecklenburg-Schwerin War Cross 1914 1St Class Archive McLaughlin and the 2nd Infantry

McLaughlin and the 2nd Infantry Battalion were welcomed by an enthusiastic crowd

Connaughton soon saw action in the Second Battle of Ypres and was wounded in action at Bellewaerde Lake on May 7

The "On War Service 1915" badge was issued to men engaged in essential war work (other than shipyard work) and a list of certified occupations drawn up

in marked case of issue

After ten days and no improvement in his condition

A Mecklenburg-Schwerin War Cross 1914 1St Class Archive McLaughlin and the 2nd InfantryA Mecklenburg Schwerin War Cross 1914 1st Class in gilded bronze, vaulted, 41mm x 41mm, flat, of very good quality manufacture, unmarked, but typical cross by Zimmermann, fire gilded, in very fine condition; a very good example.