Austria, Imperial. A Long Service Decoration, III Class for Officers with Mother of Pearl Reverse consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac With Certificate of Authenticity of

With Certificate of Authenticity of Carsten Baldes

Private Brookes was in action at the Battle of Festubert

A Heer Unterfeldwebel/Waffen-SS Scharführer insignia

measuring 15 mm in diameter

Austria, Imperial. A Long Service Decoration, III Class for Officers with Mother of Pearl Reverse consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac With Certificate of Authenticity ofInstituted 1849 by Emperor Franz Joseph. A Long Service Military Decoration, Type IV (1913 1918), III Class for Officers, bronze gilt, a cross with pebbled arms, double headed crowned eagle on the obverse, reverse features a full mother of pearl backing, worn on original ribbon, measures 33. 8 mm (w) x 36. 5 mm (h), light gilt wear, slight chipping to edges of mother of pearl backing, in very fine condition.