Austria, Imperial. A First War Military Merit Cross Third Class With War Decoration By Rothe Auction Archive Footnote: Della Mary Adeline Birrell

Footnote: Della Mary Adeline Birrell was born in London Ontario in 1888 enlisted in the CEF on march 18th 1918 and saw service in England

The padding from behind the band is lost to time

he was awarded the Shanghai Municipal Medal For Service Rendered

GV Jubilee Medal

the head in multiple rows of innate twisted wires

Austria, Imperial. A First War Military Merit Cross Third Class With War Decoration By Rothe Auction Archive Footnote: Della Mary Adeline BirrellA fine quality manufacture first war Austrian Military Merit Cross Third Class with War Decoration; a silver cross patte with the arms of the cross with red and white enamels, along with a laurel wreath between the arms; the obverse with a central white enameled medallion, inscribed Verdienst (German Merit) in silver lettering; the reverse completely in white enamels; on a squared loop for suspension, with its period original tri fold ribbon;