Bavaria. An Order Of Military Merit Grand Cross With Crown And Swords Miniature Cross Newly Listed In 1917 - shell exploded

In 1917 - shell exploded close to his head & he was deaf for about 3 days

the Battalion was absorbed into the 1st Reserve Battalion

with stylized "M I" (Milan I)

Italian Cross/Award “R

Bavaria. An Order Of Military Merit Grand Cross With Crown And Swords Miniature Cross Newly Listed In 1917 - shell explodedAn extremely fine quality example of a Bavarian Order of Military Merit Grand Cross with Crown and Swords Bayerische Militrverdienstorden Grokreuz mit Krone und Schwertern miniature cross; a gold Maltese 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