Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by A.E. Kochert, in Case, c.1915 certificate_of_authenticity Upon his return to Canada

Upon his return to Canada in 1921

marked on the ring with the makers mark VM denoting Vincent Mayer Sohne manufacture

06 mm (w) x 42

72 mm (w) x 24

and a commemorative spoon

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by A.E. Kochert, in Case, c.1915 certificate_of_authenticity Upon his return to Canada(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with white enamelled arms and a white