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 Presidential Unit Citation

Presidential Unit Citation

Second badge is sterling silver with blue enamels

With Certificate of Authenticity of Carsten Baldes

Private Brookes was in action at the Battle of Festubert

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 Presidential Unit CitationInstituted 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.