Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross Second Class, With Crown & Swords Buy Now inscribed in pencil "2 LT

inscribed in pencil "2 LT George Carmen Atkins 1917" and marked "CARON

Ireland in 1891 and served in the Merchant Navy before joining the Royal Marines in 1909

crossguard and pebbled scabbard are finished in a dark nickel plate

WWI Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps Cap Badge - Bronze gilt

was a journalist prior to enlisting in December 2nd 1942

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross Second Class, With Crown & Swords Buy Now inscribed in pencil "2 LT(Bayerisches Militr Verdienstkreuz, II. Klasse, mit Krone und Schwertern). A Silver Maltese cross with crossed Roman Swords; the obverse with a circular central black enameled medallion bearing a silver gilt crowned cipher of King Ludwig III, surrounded by a broad white enameled ring in the form of a buckled belt, inscribed MERENTI (Latin Merit), in silver lettering; the reverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a silver gilt crowned