Austria, Imperial. An Military Merit Cross, III Class, by Vincent Mayers Sohne, c.1915 Province of China With Certificate of Authenticity of

With Certificate of Authenticity of Carsten Baldes

Ellmer was appointed an SS-Führerbewerber (officer cadet) on April 1

on transfer to the Canadian Record List on March 21

silhouette visible on its original ribbon where the officer's rosette once resided

The order is a chivalric order open to "everyone who has earned special merits for society"

Austria, Imperial. An Military Merit Cross, III Class, by Vincent Mayers Sohne, c.1915 Province of China With Certificate of Authenticity of(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with gilded laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with white enamelled arms and