Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross 1849, III Class and Bravery Medal, I Class visually-hidden all stamped on the back

all stamped on the back with an Aachen studio mark and printed on Agfa-Brovira paper

An additional 19 mm wide canvas strap is dual riveted to the body of the liner on the right side

A textbook example of an Iron Cross 1914 Second Class

search and rescue efforts to find downed aircraft were informal and spasmodic

1940 in Hamilton

Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross 1849, III Class and Bravery Medal, I Class visually-hidden all stamped on the backInstituted December 2 1849. A Merit Cross, III Class with Crown, in silver, a red enamelled cross featuring a large central medallion bearing the initials FJ, the reverse bearing the date 1849, cross surmounted by a crown with interior red enamelled cap, measures 36 mm (w) x 58. 3 mm (h inclusive of cross adorned ball suspension), marked on the ring with A denoting Vienna manufacture and WK and KUNZ WIEN denoting manufacturer by Wilhelm Kunz, worn on