Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, I Class Cross With War Decoration United Republic of 3 - Airborne Attack -

3 - Airborne Attack - Sicily 1943 (with four appendices)

signed in blue ink by C

and Medal of the Order of the British Empire (silver

bronze eagle hanger inscribed "MARKSMAN" with pinback

silvering on the obverse has worn off due age and wear but is well preserved on the reverse

Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, I Class Cross With War Decoration United Republic of 3 - Airborne Attack -(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