Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour-Le-Mérite, By Godet, C.1930 United Republic of to the Adriatic Sea south

to the Adriatic Sea south of Ortona

60mm (w) x 16

5918 Rifleman Manbahadur Rai

The bloodied regiment was mustered out of service in April 1919 at Camp Devens in Massachusetts

a white fabric-wrapped cardboard insert placed within the base and incorporating a raised platform in off-white felt for the awards

Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour-Le-Mérite, By Godet, C.1930 United Republic of to the Adriatic Sea south(Pour le Mrite). Instituted in June 1740 by Frederick II of Prussia. In gilded silver, presenting as a blue enamelled Maltese cross, with four open beaked eagles between the cross arms, each carefully hand etched and detailed and held solidly in their respective positions, the obverse centre with the crowned monogram F for Friedrich on the top cross arm and the name Pour le M rite starting from the left cross arm to the right ending on the bottom arm,