Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe Republic of the obverse bearing dual hand-embroidered

the obverse bearing dual hand-embroidered gold bullion oak leaves with acorns

386354 Private John James Creech

When the 16th (Canadian Scottish) Battalion

scattered wear evident in the silvering and gilt

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe Republic of the obverse bearing dual hand-embroidered(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 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 white