Germany, Imperial. A Friedrich-Kreuz Anhalt Military Honour, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity and maker “Bruno Mulde

and maker “Bruno Mulde

with the paint on the swastika (Hakenkreuz) mostly worn off

The shipwrecked sailors were in a horrible condition

the unit was stood as the 43rd Ottawa and Carleton Battalion of Rifles with the Ottawa volunteer rifle company and a number of other companies located in Fitzroy

Grave Reference 11

Germany, Imperial. A Friedrich-Kreuz Anhalt Military Honour, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity and maker “Bruno Mulde(Militrische Ehrenzeichen Friedrich Kreuz). Insitituted 14 December 1914 by Duke Friedrich II of Anhalt. A bronze straight armed cross paty, the obverse centre bears a cipher F in Frakturscrift, surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves, a crown on the 12 oclock arm and 1914 on the 6 oclock arm, the reverse centre bears FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE (FOR MERIT IN WAR), measuring 37. 33 mm (w) x 41. 94 mm (h), on green ribbon with red stripes, very fine.