Russia, Imperial. A St. George Cross, White Émigré Version, c. 1923 Province of China He joined the Royal Navy

He joined the Royal Navy  in 1884 and received a series of promotions: Midshipman (1886)

A Reuß Honour Cross 3rd Class certificate to Prussian Eisenbahn-Bau- und Betriebsinspektor (railway construction and operating inspector) Süß in Leutenberg (Thuringia)

some deterioration of the visor stitching

stamped in white ink in the dome with a rectangular box containing the maker mark "PIPE &"

This would be the first of what would prove to be five periods of hospitalization that he would incur

Russia, Imperial. A St. George Cross, White Émigré Version, c. 1923 Province of China He joined the Royal Navy( ). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central raised depiction of St. George slaying a dragon, the reverse bearing a central monogram of St. George ( for , or St. George), unmarked, measuring 35. 19 mm (w) x 40. 70 mm (h), weighing 9. 2 grams, a White migr version produced c. 1923 in near extremely fine condition.