Prussia, Kingdom. An Award Document For An Order Of The Red Eagle, Iii Class, To Richard Johann Meschede consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac on loop for suspension -

on loop for suspension - marked “25” for “Arbeitsgemeinschaft Hanau”

that December

His Official Canadian Army Overseas Death Notification states he was in the "Western European Theatre of War"

the obverse designer marked “A

and with correct portepe

Prussia, Kingdom. An Award Document For An Order Of The Red Eagle, Iii Class, To Richard Johann Meschede consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac on loop for suspension -(Verleihungsurkunde fr Roter Adler Orden III. Klasse). Constructed of off white paper stock with black ink, named to RICHARD JOHANN MESCHEDE, who received the Order of the Red Eagle, III Class Cross, awarded in Berlin on 9 April 1911, as awardee 4166, certified by the handwritten signature of Albano von Jacobi, measuring 21 cm (w) x 33 cm (h), with some folding creases evident, in near extremely fine condition.