Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit In Gold, Second Class With Swords, By Hemmerle, C.1915 GTRexclude He also fought in the

He also fought in the Campaign in the West before being transferred to Russia

where he was transferred to the 5G Reserve Brigade

1917 and signed in blue crayon by Deputy Company Leader

pinned in place via a large silvered metal button that is held together via dual prongs on its reverse

the blue cover also printed in black ink

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit In Gold, Second Class With Swords, By Hemmerle, C.1915 GTRexclude He also fought in the1905 1918 Issue. (Militrverdienstorden Kreuz 2 mit Schwertern). A hollow golden Maltese cross with blue enameled arms and flames between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gold crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with gold letters reading Merenti (Latin Merit); the reverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gold crowned Bavarian