Austria, Empire. A Leopold Order In Gold, Knight’s Cross, C.1914 certificate_of_authenticity Regimental Sergeant-Major William Francis Crowley

Regimental Sergeant-Major William Francis Crowley

2 and 3 Companies supported by Nos

the obverse depicting a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika

appointing him to the rank of Captain of Field Artillery effective December 17

Belgium became part of the new Kingdom of the Netherlands

Austria, Empire. A Leopold Order In Gold, Knight’s Cross, C.1914 certificate_of_authenticity Regimental Sergeant-Major William Francis Crowley(Leopold Orden Ritterkreuz). Instituted on January 8, 1808 by Franz I. (Type III, Issued 1914 1918). A cross pattee constructed of Gold with red and white enameled arms, the obverse with a central red enameled medallion, inscribed F. I. A for Franciscus Imperator Austriae in Gold, surrounded by a ring of white enamels, inscribed Integritati et Merito (Latin Integrity and Merit) in Gold, the reverse with a central white enameled medallion, inscribed