Austria, Empire. Merit Cross 1849, Iv Class Case, C.1915 Hold and Miniature: silver gilt with

and Miniature: silver gilt with an enamelled flag

circumscribed “Weihnachten 1918” (German - Christmas)

War Merit Crosses

measuring 41 mm (w) x 99 mm (h - inclusive of crown and horizontally pierced ball suspension adorned by cross)

He was a Skinner by trade and enlisted in the Royal Artillery on August 3

Austria, Empire. Merit Cross 1849, Iv Class Case, C.1915 Hold and Miniature: silver gilt with(Verdienstkreuz). Instituted in 1850. Hardshelled design on both the lid and base, the exterior with a greenish black pebbled covering on five sides, the bottom with an off white paper covering, date stamped "1915", maker stamped "ETUIS & CASSETTEN FABRIK JG. BERGMANN WIEN VII" and inscribed in handwritten black ink "beh. d. 6. Dezember 1915. Gefr. Jensen", the lid bearing the initials "V. K." (Verdienstkreuz) in silver coloured ink and framed by two