Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar For A Bavarian First World War Combatant With Colonial Service Auction with George Parrett giving up

with George Parrett giving up the business in order to serve at the front

following the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939)

Expert Rifleman Medal (in bronze gilt

then returned home to England

double-maker marked “CESTELLI-GEROSA

Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar For A Bavarian First World War Combatant With Colonial Service Auction with George Parrett giving up(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for a Bavarian First World War combatant with earlier colonial service, featuring six decorations, including: 1. A Bavarian Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords and Crown, constructed of coppered bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Ludwig II, set within a stylized belt and buckle