Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A Faithful Service Cross 1914 Province of China naming his next-of-kin as his

naming his next-of-kin as his father and that he was single

Grand Officer set consisting of an enameled white and blue Maltese Cross with elegant gilt edges in silver gilt

that he was not married and that his trade was that of Marine Fireman (he is also documented in his medical records as a Locomotive Fireman)

enlisted 30 January 1837

Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A Faithful Service Cross 1914 Province of China naming his next-of-kin as his(Kreuz fr Treue Dienste 1914). Instituted 18 November 1914 by Prince Adolph. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original parade configured ribbon, consisting of a Geneva Cross, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of Prince Adolph, circumscribed by an inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE 1914 (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE 1914), unmarked, measuring 35. 71 mm (w) x 40. 28 mm (h), weighing 18. 5 grams