Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Merit Of The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order Of St John Of Jerusalem, Of Rhodes And Of Malta, Gold Grade Medal United Republic of gilt wear on the reverse

gilt wear on the reverse of the wreathed coat-of-arms suspension

sympathy card enclosed

THE DUKE OF YORK

12 Canadian General Hospital at Bramshott on February 24th

and Victory Medal (un-named)

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Merit Of The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order Of St John Of Jerusalem, Of Rhodes And Of Malta, Gold Grade Medal United Republic of gilt wear on the reverseIn bronze gilt, unmarked, 36. 5 mm (w) x 45. 7 mm (h), original ribbon, scattered gilt wear, better than very fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on April 24 1912 by Decree 1879 of the Sovereign Council of the Order, having been proposed by Prince von Thun and Hohenstein, then Principal and Grand Master of the Order, in response to the work of members of the Order in the relief of suffering following the catastrophic earthquake and tidal wave in