Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Military Division, Collector’s Example C.1970 United Republic of " Corporal Brookes was manning

" Corporal Brookes was manning one of the front line trenches

The black wooden grip shows no fading from age

Footnote: 3111 Private Robert Wilson served with the 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) at Sebastopol during the Crimean War

Its leader throughout the war was Emil Hácha

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Military Division, Collector’s Example C.1970 United Republic of " Corporal Brookes was manning(Militrverdienstkreuz, I. Klasse Museumsstck). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with its arms joined together through the quadrants by a green enameled laurel wreath, the obverse with white enameled arms outlined in red enamel, bearing a central white enameled medallion overlaid by a raised and gilded inscription of VERDIENST (MERIT), within a ring of red enamel, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and