Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe Republic of scattered wear evident in the

scattered wear evident in the silvering and gilt

the centre with the camel insignia in brown and white embroidery on a white embroidered background

the obverse bearing dual hand-embroidered gold bullion oak leaves with acorns

When the 16th (Canadian Scottish) Battalion

386354 Private John James Creech

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe Republic of scattered wear evident in the(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