Austria, Empire. A Gold Bravery Medal, Third Award, Privately Purchased, C.1915 Newly Listed marked 10 on the ring

marked 10 on the ring

He was then named a candidate for the position of 1st Battalion Observer in February of 1943

first those who had broken through

having served twenty-one months in France

on a bow-tied original ribbon with pinback

Austria, Empire. A Gold Bravery Medal, Third Award, Privately Purchased, C.1915 Newly Listed marked 10 on the ring(Goldene Tapferkeitsmedaille, mit zwei Spangen). Type IV Issued 1914 1916. A round gilt bronze medal; the obverse depicting the rightward facing bust of Kaiser Franz Joseph, circumscribed by his name and title; the reverse inscribed Der Tapferkeit (German For Bravery), within a laurel wreath, marked bronze on edge, on a loop for suspension from a correct replacement ribbon, with two clasps; measuring 40. 23 mm in diameter; weighing 20. 5 grams; in