Austria, Imperial. A First War Military Merit And Bravery Medal Bar, C.1917 Newly Listed While serving as a Lieutenant

While serving as a Lieutenant Colonel with the 42nd Regiment

constructed of black cloth with silver/grey machine embroidered edelweiss with yellow stamen

each board incorporating with four rows of gray threading interlaced with fine silvered aluminum wire

These accomplishments reflect great credit upon Lieutenant Colonel LeClair

Austria, Imperial. A First War Military Merit And Bravery Medal Bar, C.1917 Newly Listed While serving as a Lieutenant(Bandschnalle). An Austrian medal bar with seven awards, including: A Military Merit Medal Signum Laudis (Militrverdienstmedaille Signum Laudis), a round silver medal, the obverse portrays Emperor Charles (Karl I) surrounded by the inscription CAROLUS D. G. IMP. AUST. REX. BOH. ETC. ET REX APOST. HUNG., maker marked KAUTSCH under the portrait, the reverse presents the words SIGNUM LAUDIS surrounded by a laurel and oak wreath, the medal is surmounted