Bavaria. A Bavarian Veteran’s League 20-Year Membership Cross United Republic of followed fifteen months later by

followed fifteen months later by his receiving permission to marry

In Germany

where he joined the 7th Canadian Siege Battery on October 22nd

2) A War Merit Cross Second Class ribbon with miniature Swords

Bavaria. A Bavarian Veteran’s League 20-Year Membership Cross United Republic of followed fifteen months later byA Maltese cross with gilt bronze and pebbled finals and white enameled arms; the obverse with a central enameled medallion in the traditional chequered pattern with a rampant gilt Bavarian lion on the obverse, surrounded by a black ring of enamels, inscribed Bayerischer Kriegerbund 20 Jahre in Treue Fest in capital letters; vertical pinback, with a functional hinge catch assembly; marked Deschler, Mnchen on the reverse; measuring 48. 58 mm (w) x 56.