Hesse, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross 1870/71 Auction Pte Hobson was sick for

Pte Hobson was sick for more than a week

5 mm x 44 mm)

the waist is lined with a wide band of cotton and has a maker label marked "HENRY SONNEBORN & CO

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Toronto

Hesse, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross 1870/71 Auction Pte Hobson was sick for(Militr Verdienstkreuz 1870 71). Instituted 12 September 1870 by Grand Duke Ludwig III. (1870 1885 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central monogram of Ludwig III, the arms with an inscription of GOTT, EHRE, VATERLAND (GOD, HONOUR, FATHERLAND), the reverse with a central monogram of Ludwig III, the arms with an inscription of DEN 12. SEPTEMBER