Austria, Imperial. A Silver Merit Cross With Crown, By F. Braun Of Vienna, C.1917 Hold he fought with the Cameronians

he fought with the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) during the Boer War

Renner is shown on the roll of the 41 man Villa Nova Rifle Company and is listed on page 272 of the "Canada General Service Medal Roll

Accompanied by a United Nations Photograph (black and white

It was used by those who needed a super-high degree of accuracy such as surveyors and soldiers calling in artillery strikes

he was struck off strength and posted to the Canadian Army Service Corps Reserve Depot on May 14th

Austria, Imperial. A Silver Merit Cross With Crown, By F. Braun Of Vienna, C.1917 Hold he fought with the CameroniansType II. A well preserved example of a Silver Merit Cross with Crown (Silbernes Verdienstkreuz mit Krone); a silver cross with red enameled arms, with a central silver medallion inscribed FJ for Franz Josef, circumscribed by Viribus Unitis (Latin Stand United); the reverse with a similar central silver medallion dated 1849; on a swivel crown and loop for suspension marked F. Braun, Wien; with a correct replacement ribbon; measuring 36. 55 mm (w) x 55.