Austria, Empire. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class For Civil Merit, By Rothe, C.1915 Hold chipping evident in the red

chipping evident in the red enamels on the parasol and on the outer ring on the reverse centrepiece

and the shot down German aircraft was an ME-110

inland waterways and harbour security

when the government established a Civilian Pilot Training Program

this taking until June 1943 at Plymouth

Austria, Empire. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class For Civil Merit, By Rothe, C.1915 Hold chipping evident in the red(Kriegskreuz fr Zivilverdienste II Klasse). Instituted on August 16, 1915 by Kaiser Franz Joseph. (Issued 1915 1918). A silver gilt cross with white enameled arms, the obverse with a center white enameled medallion, with FJI in silver gilt lettering, circumscribed by Merito Civili Tempore Belli MCMXV (Latin At the merit of the Civil War), with an oak wreath on the cross; the reverse vertical pin and two horizontally oriented rivets, maker marked FR