Austria, Empire. An Honour Decoration of the Red Cross, Officer Cross with War Decoration, c. 1918 Province of China 48mm(w) x 57

48mm(w) x 57

the reverse bearing the crowned royal monogram of Wilhelm

and an Iron Cross 1914 First Class with “Gott Mit Uns In True Fest” on the obverse

Wheeler was initially a Petty Officer during the Great War with the Royal Navy

Austria, Empire. An Honour Decoration of the Red Cross, Officer Cross with War Decoration, c. 1918 Province of China 48mm(w) x 57(Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz). Instituted August 14th, 1914. A silver cross with silver, red, white, and green enamels, the obverse with a circular central white enamelled medallion bearing a red enamelled Greek Cross (Red Cross), surrounded by a band of red enamels inscribed with Patriae ac Humanitati (Country and Humanity) in Latin, with a War Decoration in the form of a green enamelled laurel and oak wreath superimposed onto the cross, the reverse