Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers Söhne, C.1915 Hold some signs of aging

some signs of aging

chip in the red enamelled lower arm and gilt wear evident on the Hanseaten Cross

the Battalion was absorbed into the 8th Reserve Battalion

October 15th 1941 he suffered a gunshot wound to the left underarm

11 Canadian Field Ambulance at Quatre-Vents

Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers Söhne, C.1915 Hold some signs of aging(Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1914 1918 issue). In silver with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central monogram of Franz Joseph I on a pebbled background, circumscribed by a raised inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central raised date of 1849 on a pebbled background,