Could someone help with German writing please, if at all possible?

[jess5athome]

Hi, below is a photograph, sadly a poor one, of a name written on a box which contains a cased German,  Imperial second class Eisernes Kreuz (Iron Cross), the date is 24 / 5 / 16,  (24th of May 1916).

Would it be at all possible for anyone to read the name, I suspect it may well be the recipient, I have tried to make it out but am having no success.

Many thanks in anticipation of any kind replies, and as always my very best regards.

Frank.

[BushInn1746]

Hello

Glad to see you are still researching!

Second word on the top of the box looks to be possibly Strenz, a German surname?

I have seen dates written 24 over 5  16, meaning 24th May in the year 16, when the Century was not specified, in captured Military Archive documents.

The word before this numbering is Trier or possibly Frier when the picture is greatly reduced in size.

Trier is a German place name, does that make any sense?

If Germany is like our places and surnames, Trier a surname perhaps?

If I could read German I'd probably recognise the first part.

Mark

Added the date on the top is 17 May 16

[jess5athome]

Hi Mark, yes, still here and researching 
Thank you so much for your kind reply, that is very helpful.

Regards always

Frank.

[jess5athome]

Back again Mark, interesting that you should say the second word on the top of the box is "Strenz", I thought it said "  Eisernes Kreuz"......................

What do you think?

Frank.

[jess5athome]

Mark, here's the top of the box...........
I can see how it looked like "Strenz"

Frank

[BushInn1746]

Hello Frank

I'm not a reader of German, or familiar with German Caligraphy.

However, the first character is repeated underneath 1. Klasse [1. Class]?

So that would make Kreuz, above.

Our War experts on the other Forum would probably make sense of it.

Mark

[jess5athome]

Hi Mark, yes, 1st class.
Thank you for your continued input, its greatly appreciated, you have actually confirmed my thoughts with the writing on the edge of the box, so thank you so very much for that 

Frank.

[davecapps]

The writing on the edge reads
August Trier 25/4 16

Dave

[davecapps]

On the front it says  - only to be opened by the recipient-