Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, 3Rd Class, C.1910 Auction enamel repair evident on one

enamel repair evident on one gear spoke

shown on the roll of the 260 man 16th (Prince Edward Infantry) Battalion and is listed on page 93 of the "Canada General Service Medal Roll

The Clerget rotary engine's cooling efficiency was poorer in the hotter Italian climate

silvering wear on the Merit Cross and the Long Service Medal

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, 3Rd Class, C.1910 Auction enamel repair evident on oneMilitrverdienstkreuz. Instituted in 1849. In silver with red and white enamels, marked with an ""A"" (Vienna), a dog's head (800 silver, used between 1867 and 1922) flanked by a ""3"" (silver fineness) on the left and an ""A"" (Vienna) on the right, and maker marked ""FR"" (Rothe) on the integral ring, measuring 30. 7 mm (w) x 34. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, chipping evident in the red enamels on the arm at 3 o'clock on the obverse