Spain, Franco Period. A War Cross Breast Star, C. 1940 GTRexclude 2) An Austrian 2nd Class

2) An Austrian 2nd Class Red Cross Merit Award (Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um das Rote Kreuz

In machine embroidered off white threading

white rayon and black paper backing

he re-enlisted as a Private with the Canadian Army Medical Corps

Mounted to a metal-framed suspension with original ribbons

Spain, Franco Period. A War Cross Breast Star, C. 1940 GTRexclude 2) An Austrian 2nd Class(Cruz de Guerra). Instituted 1938. Franco Period. Type I (1938 1942). An eight pointed silver star, with superposed obverse centre medallion in bronze gilt depicting a red, white and blue enamelled Spanish coat of arms, with blue enamelled border depicting the inscription Al Mrito en Campaa (To Merit in Campaign), surrounded a cross with expand arms into three points, silver gilt cross with crossed swords and a laurel wreath, reverse with pin assembly