Württemberg, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Knight Cross, C.1914 Archive having been hemmed in by

having been hemmed in by the sea opposite Cliff Crescent in Margate

resting upon a flat rose-coloured fabric wrapped board

13 mm x 15 mm)

Footnote: George William Ernest Burnside had a long career with the Canadian Army

Five weeks after joining his new unit

Württemberg, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Knight Cross, C.1914 Archive having been hemmed in by(Militr Verdienstorden Ritterkreuz). Instituted on 11 February 1759. Type VII. (1914 1918 Issue). A gilded silver Maltese cross patte with white enameled arms, the obverse with a central white enameled medallion with a green enameled laurel wreath, surrounded by a broad blue enameled ring, inscribed FURCHTLOS UND TREW (FEARLESS AND LOYAL), the reverse with a central white enameled medallion, bearing the crowned royal cipher, inscribed FURCHTLOS UND