Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe Republic of a lieutenant of the Royal

a lieutenant of the Royal Canadian Artillery

Badge in silvered feinzink (silver wash nearly completely gone)

and all the wires were slack

the reverse presents the inscription PREMIO AL VALOR DISTINGUIDO inside a wreath

he attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe Republic of a lieutenant of the Royal(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 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 white enamelled arms and a white