Austria, Imperial. A Silver Merit Cross With Crown, By F. Braun Of Vienna, C.1917 Hold he was struck off strength

he was struck off strength and posted to the Canadian Army Service Corps Reserve Depot on May 14th

he left for the French theatre on April 1

Accompanied by a United Nations Photograph (black and white

The same day

Austria, Imperial. A Silver Merit Cross With Crown, By F. Braun Of Vienna, C.1917 Hold he was struck off strengthType II. A well preserved example of a Silver Merit Cross with Crown (Silbernes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone); a silver cross with red enameled arms, with a central silver medallion inscribed FJ for Franz Josef, circumscribed by Viribus Unitis (Latin Stand United); the reverse with a similar central silver medallion dated 1849; on a swivel crown and loop for suspension marked F. Braun, Wien; with a correct replacement ribbon; measuring 36. 55 mm (w) x 55.