Austria, Empire. Two Merit Decorations, C.1917 Hold Footnote: The Battalion was raised

Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Montreal

engraved (M

maker marked Ross on inside of lid - Binoculars - marked Ross

England for the French theatre on June 8

Izard's troops began steady

Austria, Empire. Two Merit Decorations, C.1917 Hold Footnote: The Battalion was raisedCross of Merit, 2nd Class, Third Period (1914 1918): Verdienstkreuz. Instituted in 1849. In silver gilt with red and white enamels, marked with a Diana's head (Dianakopf) hallmark, which was used between 1872 and 1922, the head flanked by the number "2" (silver fineness) on the left and the assay city mark "A" (Vienna) on the right, and maker marked "G. A. S." (G. A. Scheid) on the ring, measuring 36. 5 mm (w) x 40. 7 mm (h), chipping evident in the