Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, I Class Cross With War Decoration Auction Footnote: William Blane's original name

Footnote: William Blane's original name was William Burriss Engelbrecht

surface wear evident on the Second World War medals and the Jubilee Medal for 50 Years of the Armed Forces

typical WW1 period cross

A copy of The First Special Service Force: A Canadian/ American Wartime Alliance: The Devil’s Brigade by Robert D

Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, I Class Cross With War Decoration Auction Footnote: William Blane's original name(Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz, 1. Klasse, mit Kriegsdekoration). Instituted 1914. Military Division. A Latin cross constructed of silver, with red and white enamelled arms, the obverse consisting of a central white enamelled medallion with a red enamelled red cross, surrounded by a ring of red enamels, inscribed PATRIAE AC HUMANITATI (Latin For Country and Humanity) in silver gilt capital lettering, the arms of the cross enamelled with white enamels