Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, I Class Cross with Swords and Crown, by Gebrüder Hemmerle, c.1918 certificate_of_authenticity the text and the Royal

the text and the Royal Engineers Library insignia on the spine in gold-coloured ink

issued in the field on 17 March 1944

and has been with his unit since the beginning of the Sicilian Campaign with the exception of one week when he was treated for malaria

He returned to England after the war and later immigrated to Canada

in addition to some loss of finish to the base metal

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, I Class Cross with Swords and Crown, by Gebrüder Hemmerle, c.1918 certificate_of_authenticity the text and the Royal(Militr Verdienstorden, I. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. Military Division. (1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with its arms joined together through the quadrants by stylized and exceptionally detailed flames, the obverse bearing a central black enamelled medallion overlaid by a gilded and crowned monogram of King Ludwig II, set within a