A Rare Cross Of The Fatherland Ladies Of The Red Cross 1866-1926 Newly Listed McDonald was Mentioned in Despatches

McDonald was Mentioned in Despatches in the London Gazette on December 16

having retired from an active career in geological work

Coastal artillery and Army

and was treated at No

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A Rare Cross Of The Fatherland Ladies Of The Red Cross 1866-1926 Newly Listed McDonald was Mentioned in DespatchesGermany (Prussia). Commemorative Cross of the Fatherland Ladies Association of the Red Cross (AKA Fatherland Ladies Association for Providing Aid and Care to the Wounded in the War) 1866 1926: Blackened bronze with red enamels, unmarked, 36. 5 mm, original white bow tied ribbon with pinback hanger, intact enamels, extremely fine. Footnote: The Association was established in 1866 by the Prussian Queen (later Empress) Augusta. The Cross was issued in