Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit In Gold, Second Class With Swords, By Hemmerle, C.1915 GTRexclude He also fought in the

He also fought in the Campaign in the West before being transferred to Russia

77 mm x 77 mm

Benson was placed in charge of Administration of the Southern Command from 1907-1909

the blue cover also printed in black ink

90mm (for Ladies)

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit In Gold, Second Class With Swords, By Hemmerle, C.1915 GTRexclude He also fought in the1905 1918 Issue. (Militrverdienstorden Kreuz 2 mit Schwertern). A hollow golden Maltese cross with blue enameled arms and flames between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gold crowned cipher of King Ludwig III within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with gold letters reading Merenti (Latin Merit); the reverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gold crowned Bavarian