Description
where he was to remain for six weeks
2 District Depot in Toronto on February 15
Before leaving for the French theatre
The runic insignia was worn just below the left breast pocket of the uniform
He was a student before joining the Army
Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Order, Officer’s Cross With Flames And Swords, C.1915 Archive where he was to remain1905 1918 issue. (Bayrischer Militrverdienstorden, Offizierkreuz mit Flammen mit Schwertern). A silver gilt Maltese cross with four blue enameled arms, with 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); with a hollow crown soldered atop the upper arm