Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers Söhne, C.1915 Hold the silver grade wound badge

the silver grade wound badge stick pin with a 48 mm long knurled pin

some signs of aging

including the post-war period

the Battalion was absorbed into the 8th Reserve Battalion

Hythe Casualty - British War Medal (727 CPL

Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers Söhne, C.1915 Hold the silver grade wound badge(Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1914 1918 issue). In silver with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central monogram of Franz Joseph I on a pebbled background, circumscribed by a raised inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central raised date of 1849 on a pebbled background,