Austria, Imperial. Two Military Merit Medals, C. 1917/18 By Kautsch GTRexclude He went overseas with the

He went overseas with the 74th Battalion and was in the trenches about three months

Boxed - Bronze gilt

during these defensive battles

544 casualties

Austria, Imperial. Two Military Merit Medals, C. 1917/18 By Kautsch GTRexclude He went overseas with the1) An Austrian c. 1917 18 Silberne Militrverdienstmedaille, the medal constructed of silver; the obverse with a rightward facing bust of Kaiser Karl, circumscribed by Latin script maker marked Kautsch", the reverse inscribed Signum Laudis (Latin Sign for Praise) within a wreath consisting of oak and laurel leaves, on a medal extension and loop for suspension, with a period original wartime ribbon and a single clasp, measuring 30. 54 mm (w) x 44. 80 mm