Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, c.1916 Auction Archive Chatham Division on September 14

Chatham Division on September 14

60mm x 55mm

He signed his Attestation Paper with the 5th Field Artillery Brigade

bottom arm marked "RESCH"

he was assigned to HMS Ferret beginning in 1944

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, c.1916 Auction Archive Chatham Division on September 14(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,