Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Order War Merit Cross, First Class Hold the panels trimmed in gold-coloured

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

’ with swastika

he was "invalided out" to shore on November 3

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

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

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Order War Merit Cross, First Class Hold the panels trimmed in gold-coloured(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