Bavaria, Kingdom. A Pair of Awards United Republic of Footnote: The Order was established

Footnote: The Order was established on the 14th of March 1815 as a Spanish civil order in which membership is granted in recognition of services that benefit the country

with the year "1940"

Royal Dragoon Guards Cap Badge c

then later transferred as a reinforcement to the 54th Infantry Battalion "Kootenay Battalion"

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Pair of Awards United Republic of Footnote: The Order was established(Auszeichnungen). A pair of Bavarian awards, including: 1. A Military Merit Cross, I Class, constructed of gilded copper with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, bearing a central black enameled medallion overlaid by a central raised monogram of King Ludwig II, situated within a stylized white enameled belt and buckle, bearing an inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) with arabesques, the reverse bearing a central raised