Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers Söhne, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity with the doctor noting that

with the doctor noting that McLeod "complains of pain in the left knee"

and in overall good condition

shoulder straps

It was sent to the Liguarian coast in Italy in July 1944 and served as an anti-partisan and coastal security unit assigned to the mixed German-Italian Armee Ligurien

Good reliable officer

Austria, Imperial. A Merit Cross, Iv Class, By V. Mayers Söhne, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity with the doctor noting that(Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 16 February 1850. (1914 1918 issue). In silver with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central monogram of Franz Joseph I on a pebbled background, circumscribed by a raised inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (UNITED FORCES), the reverse with a central raised date of 1849 on a pebbled background,