Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class With War Decoration, By V. Mayer's Söhne Buy Now the Grand Cross having two

the Grand Cross having two distinctions: (i) Gold (Katangiang Ginto) and (ii) Silver (Katangiang Pilak) and may be conferred upon a Crown Prince

(Real Ordine di San Gennaro)

Footnote: Philiipe Adelard Gauthier was born in 1886 in Montreal and was working as a mecanic prior to enlisting in the CEF in August 1915

in addition to semi-circles of gold rays between each points of the arms of the cross

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class With War Decoration, By V. Mayer's Söhne Buy Now the Grand Cross having two(Militrverdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit Kriegsdekoration). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, the obverse with red and white enameled arms, with a central white enameled medallion bearing a raised silver inscription of VERDIENST (MERIT) inside of a red enameled ring, the reverse with white enameled arms and centerpiece, with silver laurel leaf branches through the