Austria, Imperial. Two Austrian Merit Crosses United Republic of and Canadian Corpsof Commissionaires Long

and Canadian Corpsof Commissionaires Long Service Medal (L

affixed on reverse

He was appointed Brevet Major and signed his Attestation Paper with the 18th Infantry Battalion at on October 19

size stamped in white ink "55" with two other approval stamps flanking the size stamp on the left side

40x64mm (including crown suspension)

Austria, Imperial. Two Austrian Merit Crosses United Republic of and Canadian Corpsof Commissionaires LongA grouping of two Austrian Imperial Merit Crosses, consisting of 1) (Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse). Instituted 1849 by Franz Joseph I. (1914 1918 Issue). Constructed of a hollow bronze gilt Ruppert Cross with rounded edges, with red enameled arms on the obverse and reverse, the obverse with a central white enameled medallion, inscribed FJ (Franz Josef) in capital gilt lettering, surrounded by a gilt ring, and an ornately decorated white ring of enamels