Oldenburg, Duchy. A I Class Friedrich-August-Kreuz, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity The Battalion was raised in

The Battalion was raised in Western Canada with mobilization headquarters at Valcartier Camp

and a Vichy cargo ship

on a loop for suspension - marked “55” for “JE Hammer & Söhne

dated May 1 to 31

The document is dated to Lübeck on October 9

Oldenburg, Duchy. A I Class Friedrich-August-Kreuz, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity The Battalion was raised in(Friedrich August Kreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 24 September 1914 by Grand Duke Frederick Augustus II. (Issued 1914 1918). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, presenting as a blackened Cross Patte, joined through the arms by a laurel wreath, with central raised initials of Frederick Augustus II, topped by Oldenburg Crown, with bottom date of 1914, unmarked, reverse with screw back apparatus featuring plate and nut, measuring 44. 70 mm (w) x 44. 41