Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Order War Merit Cross, First Class Hold " identification label on the

" identification label on the end panel along with medal identification label numbered "7074"

’ with swastika

he was "invalided out" to shore on November 3

but due to the soft verge was unable to bring the vehicle back on the road

the panels trimmed in gold-coloured bullion piping in a thatched pattern

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Order War Merit Cross, First Class Hold " identification label on the(Militrverdienstkreuz des Militrverdienstorden 1. Klasse). Issued 1913 1918. A Maltese cross in gilded silver; the obverse with a central medallion bearing the crowned cipher of King Ludwig II within a border in the form of a buckled belt inscribed with lettering reading Merenti (Latin Merit); the reverse with a central medallion bearing a crowned Bavarian lion within a border in the form of a buckled belt with numbers reading 1866; suspended from a