Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iv Class With Swords, C.1915 Archive 16 Squadron sometime thereafter

16 Squadron sometime thereafter

with an imperial crown with beneath bar on the 12 o’clock arm

sent out to repair a road

Footnote: HJ Gefolgschaft – the equivalent of a company

a man in the rank of Hauptmann (Captain)

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iv Class With Swords, C.1915 Archive 16 Squadron sometime thereafter(Militr Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1905 1918 Issue). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the loop bearing a crossed sword clasp, consisting of a Maltese Cross with flames emanating from between the quadrants, the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a silver crowned monogram of Ludwig III within a white