Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit, Iv Class, With Case, By F. Braun certificate_of_authenticity surface rust evident on the

surface rust evident on the inside covers of the both the lid and base of the case under the plastic inserts

Special Service Medal (in cupro-nickel

4 cm (w) x 15 cm (h)

1992 at the age of 97

" MacDonald survived the war and for his First World War service

Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit, Iv Class, With Case, By F. Braun certificate_of_authenticity surface rust evident on the(Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Etui). Issued 1914 1918. Third Period. Constructed of silver, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central silver medallion inscribed FJ (Franz Josef), circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES), the reverse with an analogous medallion bearing a date of 1849, on a loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, the loop with a makers mark of F.