Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, c.1916 Archive including an Enlisted Man’s shoulder

including an Enlisted Man’s shoulder strap

of multi piece construction)

inscribed with a Royal Cypher on the top arm and “16” centrally

took command of the unit

by the Australians and New Zealanders at Gallipoli and in advance in France in the spring of 1917

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, c.1916 Archive including an Enlisted Man’s shoulder(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with gilded laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with a white enamelled medallion,