Austria, Empire. Two Merit Crosses, C.1915 Newly Listed he was posted to the

he was posted to the 4th Battalion and was present at the Gallipoli landings on 24 April 1915

topped by a slightly frayed red toorie

A message was than sent to the aircraft saying: "Land at Stornoway"

Twenty-four days after arriving at Takoradi

He served as an infantryman in the foremost trenches where he was wounded by enemy fire

Austria, Empire. Two Merit Crosses, C.1915 Newly Listed he was posted to the(Verdienstkreuz 1849). Consisting of two crosses, 1) Third Period; Issued 1914 1918; constructed of silvered bronze; A Latin cross with rounded edges, with red enameled arms on the obverse and reverse; the obverse with a central medallion, inscribed FJ (Franz Josef) in capital lettering, surrounded by an ornately decorated ring; the reverse with a similar medallion, dated 1849 in silver numbering, suspended from a double loop suspension from its