Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class Cross with War Decoration and II Class Small Decoration, c.1915 visually-hidden and careful indication would suggest

and careful indication would suggest that it may have been out once or twice long time ago

The additional notes in pencil are indecipherable

Yorkshire Hussars

arriving in England on May 30th

the questions were never satisfactorily answered

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class Cross with War Decoration and II Class Small Decoration, c.1915 visually-hidden and careful indication would suggest(Militrverdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit Kriegsdekoration und Miniatur). Instituted 24 October 1849 by Emperor Franz Joseph. (1914 1918 Issue). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon indeed with a gilded and enameled II Class Small Decoration with Swords, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with white enameled arms trimmed with red enameled borders, joined through the