Austria, Empire. A Grouping Of Four Bravery And Merit Medals Auction the mark used for imported

the mark used for imported gold and silver objects with the ""V"" representing the Dutch word ˜vreemd"" which translates to ""foreign"" (the mark gives no guarantee of standard of fineness and was intended for imported objects only

Signature on Post War Photo: Friedrich Memmert

I’s left behind to fight in the European theatre of war

He was recommended as a potential Squardon Commander

Hallmarked "Garrard"

Austria, Empire. A Grouping Of Four Bravery And Merit Medals Auction the mark used for importedA grouping of four bravery medals and merit medals, consisting of 1) A Silver Merit Medal; consisting of a round silver medal, the obverse depicting the rightward facing bust of Kaiser Franz Josef, circumscribed by his name and title; the reverse inscribed SIGNUM LAUDIS (Latin A sign of praise), within an open ended laurel and oak wreath; on a swivel crown suspension, with a replacement loop and a period original ribbon and a golden repetition clasp;