Austria, Imperial. Two Military Merit Medals, C. 1917/18 By Kautsch GTRexclude The backing of the barometer

The backing of the barometer is widened to allow secure attachment to the wall via three holes

544 casualties

along with four others attacked a building holding sixty-four German troops

an oak tree stump in the foreground with oak leaves at its base and an offshoot branch on the right side of the stump with sprigs of oak leaves

He went overseas with the 74th Battalion and was in the trenches about three months

Austria, Imperial. Two Military Merit Medals, C. 1917/18 By Kautsch GTRexclude The backing of the barometer1) An Austrian c. 1917 18 Silberne Militrverdienstmedaille, the medal constructed of silver; the obverse with a rightward facing bust of Kaiser Karl, circumscribed by Latin script maker marked Kautsch", the reverse inscribed Signum Laudis (Latin Sign for Praise) within a wreath consisting of oak and laurel leaves, on a medal extension and loop for suspension, with a period original wartime ribbon and a single clasp, measuring 30. 54 mm (w) x 44. 80 mm