A First War Bavarian Military Merit Cross Medal Bar GTRexclude the cross and frame are

the cross and frame are raised and supported by strips of white cloth

70 mm x 68 mm

1941 with the Canadian Army (Active Force) and was taken on strength at Chorley Park Military Hospital

Two Caterpillar Club Pins to Sgt

a multi-ribbon Ribbon Bar on his left breast

A First War Bavarian Military Merit Cross Medal Bar GTRexclude the cross and frame areMounted as worn German style, comprising: Prussia, Iron Cross 1914 2nd Class (silvered frame and iron core, magnetic, 43 mm); Bavaria: Military Merit Cross, 2nd Class with Swords (bronze gilt and enamels, 42. 5 mm x 47. 5 mm); Imperial: Hindenburg Cross for Combatants (bronze gilt on metal, magnetic, marked "G4" on the reverse, 37. 6 mm); and Austria: War Commemorative Medal 1914 1918 (bronze, engraver marked "GRIENAUER" on the reverse, 36 mm).