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It was documented on November 7th that he was "Complaining of pains in (his) left side of (his) chest & back" but "Feeling well otherwise" and recovered in a week

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Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iv Class Knight’s Cross With Swords, C.1915 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the text below the picture(Militr Verdienstorden Kreuz IV. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1905 1918 issue). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with blue enameled arms joined together through the quadrants by stylized flames, the obverse bearing a central blue enameled disc overlaid by a silver monogram of King Ludwig II, set within a white enameled belt and buckle bearing an inscription of