Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, Ii Class Cross, C.1918 Newly Listed A Memorial Group to the

A Memorial Group to the Davenport Brothers

49 mm (w) x 46

the obverse swastika has been removed

reverse with central number “8” circumscribed by inscription “Für treue Dienste in der Polizei” (“For Faithful Service in the Police”)

The group managed to derail a number of trains

Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, Ii Class Cross, C.1918 Newly Listed A Memorial Group to theInstituted August 14 1914 by Franz Joseph I. Military Division. In silver, a red and white enamelled cross with a superimposed oak and laurel wreath across the arms, the obverse medallion features a red enamelled cross on a white enamelled field, surrounded by a red ring inscribed PATRIAE AC HUMANITATI, the reverse bears the dates 1864 1914 on a white enamel field, the reverse of the wreath is plain with additional soldering materials above the 3 and