Russia, Imperial. An Order Of Saint Stanislaus, Grand Cross Star, Fire-Damaged GTRexclude featuring roundish gilt rays in

featuring roundish gilt rays in each quadrant

A 1915 Campaign Star (Iron Crescent)

constructed of RZM pattern black rayon

16 (when) shrapnel struck him on right elbow

Roper served in the French theatre

Russia, Imperial. An Order Of Saint Stanislaus, Grand Cross Star, Fire-Damaged GTRexclude featuring roundish gilt rays in( ). Instituted in 1765. In silver with red and green enamels, fire damaged, measuring 71 mm (w) x 70 mm (h), exhibiting extensive melting, traces of the enamels remain visible on the obverse, the vertical pinback on the reverse undulated but intact, as found. Footnote: The Order of Saint Stanislaus was a Polish order of knighthood founded in 1765 by King Stanisaw August Poniatowski of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth. It remained under the Kingdom