Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, c.1914 Province of China It was published by Kirkland

It was published by Kirkland in Union City

but in between trench spells we have moved about and each time have occupied a new part of the line

1 A Heer Officer’s summer uniform breast eagle

street views of bombed cities

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, c.1914 Province of China It was published by Kirkland(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 a