Austria, Empire. A Merit Cross “1849” and a Bravery Medal, c. 1918 Archive A correspondent overheard a group

A correspondent overheard a group of men discussing their Colonel earlier that day: "Theres the old man

the panels are rolled up and secured in place with two grey bakelite buttons on the right flap meeting an equal number of reinforced buttonholes on the left flap

at the approach to Templar Channel

Accompanied by the recipient's Great War Memorial Plaque (ROBERT HAMILTON ROBERTSON)

Austria, Empire. A Merit Cross “1849” and a Bravery Medal, c. 1918 Archive A correspondent overheard a groupA lot of two Imperial Austrian medals and awards, consisting of: 1. A Merit Cross 1849 IV. Class with Swords. (Verdienstkreuz 1849). Instituted December 12th, 1849. (Third Period: 1914 1918 issue, Large Type). Constructed of silver with red enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central medallion bearing a central gilt monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of Viribus Unitis (United