Russia, Soviet Union. A Rare Order of the Red Banner, Type III, Wartime-Issued Third Award Auction Archive demonstrating moderate surface oxidation

demonstrating moderate surface oxidation

Footnote: John Fleming McCracken was born on April 15

Austro Hungarian Army Regimental Badge 1916 - Die-stamped metal

A Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (Médaille canadienne du volontaire)

He was trained with the 98K Rifle

Russia, Soviet Union. A Rare Order of the Red Banner, Type III, Wartime-Issued Third Award Auction Archive demonstrating moderate surface oxidation( ). Constructed of a silver with gilt and enamels, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal aluminum backplate with horizontal pinback, the obverse consisting of gilded circular wreath, joined together at the bottom by a red enameled banner bearing silvered Russian Cyrcillic letters , situated above a white enameled plaque bearing a numeral 3, surrounding a central white enameled medallion overlaid by a bayonet,