Austria, Empire. A Grouping Of Four Bravery And Merit Medals Newly Listed the German forces had advanced

the German forces had advanced to the coastline in Normandy

also in Portsmouth

DIED IN HIS COUNTRY’S SERVICE 22 MAY 1944

rounded corner front and squared rear visors

Last Pay Certificate and London Gazette page with his Military Cross citation

Austria, Empire. A Grouping Of Four Bravery And Merit Medals Newly Listed the German forces had advancedA grouping of four bravery medals and merit medals, consisting of 1) A Silver Merit Medal; consisting of a round silver medal, the obverse depicting the rightward facing bust of Kaiser Franz Josef, circumscribed by his name and title; the reverse inscribed SIGNUM LAUDIS (Latin A sign of praise), within an open ended laurel and oak wreath; on a swivel crown suspension, with a replacement loop and a period original ribbon and a golden repetition clasp;