Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords, With Case GTRexclude 03 mm in diameter

03 mm in diameter

engraved "To THE HONble ROBERT GORDON / In Token of / Esteem and approbation of his services during a long and active life

It later took part in campaigns against the Japanese in New Guinea in 1943-1944 and Borneo in 1945

the Iron Cross 2nd Class on October 31

Large Evacuation

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords, With Case GTRexclude 03 mm in diameter(Militr Verdienstkreuz). Instituted on 19 July 1866. A Maltese cross constructed of silvered zink, with crossed Roman swords above the 12 oclock cross arm, the obverse centre presents a circular central medallion bearing the crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a circular border in the form of a buckled belt inscribed MERENTI (MERIT) above, with arabesques below, the reverse centre bearing the Bavarian crowned lion rampant within a circular border