Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Medal "Signum Laudis", Ii Class Bronze Grade Case, C.1910 certificate_of_authenticity which the collar tab showing

which the collar tab showing him as part of Motorsturm 24/Motorstandarte 31

WWII Awards to 5th South African Infantry

often under most difficult weather conditions from April to September 1917

as he was considered by the War Department as "over age in grade for combat command"

Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Medal "Signum Laudis", Ii Class Bronze Grade Case, C.1910 certificate_of_authenticity which the collar tab showing(Militr Verdienstmedaille "Signum Laudis"). Instituted in 1890. Hardshelled design on both the lid and base, the exterior with a red thatched covering on five sides, the bottom with a pebbled black paper covering, the lid bearing the inscription "Bronzene Militr Verdienst medaille" in gold coloured ink and framed by two recessed rules on the perimeter, inside lid lined in white satin, padded and maker marked "ZIMBLER, WIEN VII. K. u. K. HOF LIEFERANT