Russia, Imperial. A St. George Cross, White Émigré Version, c. 1923 Province of China This would be the first

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

marked on the integral ball with lion’s head gold mark

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

surmounted by typical of period Spanish crown

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

Russia, Imperial. A St. George Cross, White Émigré Version, c. 1923 Province of China This would be the first( ). 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.