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Benno von Quernheim died 1931. Born 1889: https://www.geni.com/people/Benno-Freiherr-von-Quernheim/6000000026955356393

There is definitely a typo here: this should be Hptm dR Max/Maximilian Gabriel, FAR 22 (later 51), from Eslohe. Born 23.5.XX acc. to VL. Münsterischer Anzeiger, 18.7.1918.

Lt Willeke from MGSSA is Fritz Willeke from Münster. (Deiters we already had.) Münsterischer Anzeiger, 20.6.1918.

Olt/Lt dR Scholten is Konrad, from Bocholt. The Grothues from GFAR is Bernhard, from Liesborn. (And there is a Finnish Medal of Liberty to Vizefeldwebel Karl Lünnemann.) Münsterischer Anzeiger, 4.6.1918.

Franz Schencking lived 1888-1960, born and died in Riesenbeck (acc. to myheritage).

Hptm dL Nagel from RIR 240 is Oskar Friedrich Theodor Nagel. In VL 1915 wounded as Hptm dL in LIR 17. Born 6.9.1875 in Neuenkirchen. Postdirektor in Bocholt. Died in a hospital in Hannover as Major on 2.2.1942. From Münsterischer Anzeiger, 28.8.1917. Hans Lefebvre: Not in our HHOX list, but is this maybe a Princely one? Death notice from Münsterischer Anzeiger, 5.1.1945.

Hptm Lobeck is Fritz Lobeck, originally from FAR 43. Born 26.11.1876 in Königsberg, according to VL. In ERL as Major aD. From Münsterischer Anzeiger, 15.9.1917.

Lt dR Urbach from RIR 16 is most probably Kurt Urbach. He is in VL 1915 as Offz.Stellv. in RIR 16, and in August 1918 as Lt dR (without unit listed), born 29.12.XX in Militsch.

Lt dR Urtel from a MGSSA is most probably Hermann Urtel. He is listed in the VL in the MG Kompagnie of RIR 217 as Lt dR in 1915, from Halberstadt.

We might have had him before here: The Lt Vahl with HHOX is not Herbert-Ernst Vahl, 1896-1944, from IR 155, later SS Brigadeführer. It is Hellmuth/Helmut Vahl from IR 154, Olt aD, born 23.10.1893 in Liegnitz (couldn't find his death date).

Besides Dietrich, 1885-1965, later GM Lw, we have his older brother: Hans Trützschler von Falkenstein, in 1914 Olt in IR 93, Major aD, 1884-1933, received HHOX as Hptm around July 1918 Are we really sure there is a third Trützschler von Falkenstein with HHOX, another Hptm, who also received it around the same time as Hans? If so, I only find three aD candidates, no continuously active ones: - Georg, in 1914 Hptm aD, IR 26, II. See-Bat, died 1924 - Kurt, in 1914 Hptm aD, IR 26, Transport Laz Zug, Red Cross - Fritz, in 1914 Hptm aD, GGR 1

Yes! I also see two other Trützschler von Falkenstein, one is Hans from IR 29, and there seems to be another Hauptmann who received the HHOX around July 1918.

Ernst Ritsert, an old case from 17 years ago, @Deruelle! Should be Georg Ernst Hans Ritsert, born 14.2.1878 in Laubach/Hessen (acc. to ancestry). Lt dR Grahlmann from IR 399 is Kurt August Wilhelm, born 20.7.1896 in Grandshagen, Kreis Greifenberg. Bankbeamter in civil life, later Bankprokurist in Berlin. Died 1963 in Berlin (all acc. to ancestry). He is listed as a regular Lt in VL, but that must be an error, there is no regular Grahlmann in the ERL.

Hptm Gemoll, originally from IR 88, is Julius Eduard Fritz Gemoll, born 7.2.1882 in Striegau, died 19.4.1947 in Hanau (ancestry). Hptm dR Gelinsky from Pioniere is Paul Emil Konrad Gelinsky, Oberbaurat/Regierungsbaumeister, born 1876 in Danzig, died 1954 in Koblenz (VL and ancestry).

Not sure we discussed him before: The second Gerlich (besides Gerhard from RIR 22), who got the HHOX around June/July 1917, is either the flyer Martin Gerlich (1892-1920, http://www.fliegergraeber.de/Martin_Gerlich.htm), originally from GR 1, or Hans Gerlich from FAR 71, in ERL as Hauptmann aD, probably living in Königsberg in 1942.

Ok, then it looks like we cannot totally rule him out at this point.

Then there is the case Geyer, got the HHOX as Hptm in mid 1917. Not too many who would fit, we already have Hugo and Hermann in our list, then there are two Bavarians - and two other ones: - Saxon Hauptmann Karl Geyer (seniority 23.9.1911), in TelBat 7, in the ERL as OTL aD. I would think he was already Major by 1917, but that would have to be checked. - Karl Erich Geyer, in 1914 Olt in GR 10, later Flügeladjutant of the Duke of Sachsen-Meiningen, as such received the SEHO in 1916. After that, in RIR 212. Acc. to ERL KIA in March 1918 (they list him as Olt, but he must have been promoted). I would tend to think it is him.

Ok - so IF the recipient was in RJB 2 at the time of the award (as I understand), then it should have been Johannes.

Hans Eberhard von Fassong died 20.12.1978, according to a dissertation titled "Die Werke der Dr. Alexander Wacker Gesellschaft für elektrochemische Industrie in Mückenberg", 2021.

Lt dR Farne from IR 393: There are several Lts Farne in the VL, but only one is dR, might be him: Konrad/Conrad Farne, from Hanseberg/Königsberg i. Neumark, born 17.11., listed as KIA in June 1918 Originally in LGR 8, 1916 in RIR 206.

Georg Adolf Eyßen/Eyssen died as Major aD 26.1.1946 in Frankfurt/M. Born 29.8.1879 in Frankfurt/M. (death certificate at ancestry). Originally from FAR 63.

The Hptm dR Glasow from RJB 2, who got the HHOX around May 1918, is either Johannes (from Gnesen, acc. to VL born in Deven (should probably be Devin, now part of Stralsund)/Grimmen) or Richard (from Neustettin), both in 1914 Lt dR in JB 2. Johannes is in VL, wounded 1915 as Olt dR in RJB 2. I guess their promotion dates will be quite similar, so probably no way to tell which one.

The Lt dR Glandorf from RIR 16 should be Hermann Glandorf. In the VL, there is only one with this quite rare name who was a Lt - and this one was also from exactly that unit. Born 16.3.1893 in Mörsen, died 16.12.1982 in Hörstel (acc. to myheritage). He was Schulrektor.

The Lt v. Gladiß, who received the HHOX around May 1917, is either Rudolf or Sigismund. Rudolf was in 3. GzF, died from wounds in March 1918. Sigismund, from GGR2, born 1896, was already pronounced dead in VL in Dec 1914, but then resurfaced as heavily wounded and in British captivity in the VL Feb 1915. He is in the ERL as Lt aD. I am not sure if we can tell whether he got back from being a POW before May 1917. If not, then the HHOX recipient must be Rudolf.

The Lt dL Glenk from Pioniere is probably Otto Glenk from Künzelsau, was 1917 in 1. Landw.-PK/XIII, lived 1893-1987. In VL and here: https://www.stadtgeschichtekuenzelsau.de/index_htm_files/2016-03-20 Von der Haut zum Schuh.pdf