Austria, Imperial. An Military Merit Cross, III Class, by Vincent Mayers Sohne, c.1915 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic with its paper wrappings intact

with its paper wrappings intact

1872 and moved with her new husband to New York where he worked as a stockbroker

the reverse engraved PRESENTED TO C

then posted to the Infantry Training Depot at Lytton (Brisbane) on August 27th

Austria, Imperial. An Military Merit Cross, III Class, by Vincent Mayers Sohne, c.1915 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic with its paper wrappings intact(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 white enamelled arms and