Russia, Imperial. An Order Of St. Anne, 4Th Class Badge Hold three with handwritten messages and

three with handwritten messages and postmarked

small chip in blue enamel

The battery left Mushroom Valley on November 15th and arrived in Bloemfontein by rail on the 18th

1883 and achieved the rank of Artificer Engineer on August 1

re-engaging for three years' service at Ashford

Russia, Imperial. An Order Of St. Anne, 4Th Class Badge Hold three with handwritten messages andIn bronze gilt with red enamels, measuring 21. 2 mm (w) x 30. 2 mm (h), intact screwpost with securing nut, intact enamels, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Saint Anne was established as a Holstein ducal and then Russian imperial order of chivalry established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holstein Gottorp, on February 14, 1735, in honour of his wife Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter the Great of Russia. The motto of the Order is "Amantibus