Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit With Crown, By V. Mayers Söhne, Ca. 1915 Auction Archive He was discharged from service

He was discharged from service in order "to return to civil life at his own request by reason of long service"

this badge was worn by police forces in other towns

1915 and sailed for England on May 17

With 118 enemy sorties

The defence of India and the retention of a position from which Burma could be re-entered now became of primary importance

Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit With Crown, By V. Mayers Söhne, Ca. 1915 Auction Archive He was discharged from service(Silbernes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1850 1918 issue). Constructed of silver with enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a central gilt monogram of Franz Joseph I, circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a gilt date of 1849, on a gilded and enameled