Austria, Imperial. An Order of Franz Joseph, Commander in Gold, c.1880 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic constructed of fine quality manufacture

constructed of fine quality manufacture grey-blue Mützen-Trikot (cap tricot) with a fine twill weave (Körperbindung) pattern of parallel running ribs

Lausmann would stay with them until the end of 1941

the 6th Battalion was not perpetuated by the unit after the war

thirty four are gilt

Mayes was awarded his Military Medal

Austria, Imperial. An Order of Franz Joseph, Commander in Gold, c.1880 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic constructed of fine quality manufacture(Franz Joseph Orden, Komturkreuz). Instituted on 2 December 1849 by Franz Joseph I. Type I. (Issued 1849 1914). An excellent quality 18K Gold cross with red enamelled arms, with the imperial double headed eagle, partially enamelled in black, shown in the angles of the cross, the two heads of the eagle bear in their beaks a loop of chain with the emperors motto VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES) applied at the lower edge, the white enamelled central