The Battalion sailed February 16
as he was admitted to Liverpool Merchants Hospital at Etaples three days after arriving
The document is dated to Schrobenhausen (Bavaria) on October 9
Solid steel construction with a thatched non-stick finish
5mm (x75mm including crown suspension)
Austria, Empire. An Order Of The Iron Crown, I Class Star, By Rothe, C.1900 Auction Archive The Battalion sailed February 16(Orden der Eisernen Krone, Stern der Ritter I. Klasse). Re established in 1815. (Issued 1877 1918). An eight pointed silver star with jewel cut faceted rays, the obverse with a central Gold medallion with a sun ray pattern depicting a miniature Iron Crown in Gold and multi coloured enamels, surrounded by a broad ring of blue enamels, inscribed AVITA ET AUCTA (Inherit and Multiply) in Gold capital letters, with a laurel and oak bushel in Gold below,