Austria, Empire. Order Of Leopold With War Decoration, Lower Class Grand Cross Sash United Republic of Footnote: The Battalion was raised

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier

Ross died on March 14

measuring 30 mm (w) x 35 mm (h)

hand-inscribed nearby with the interlocking initials "SA" on the raw leather underside

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Austria, Empire. Order Of Leopold With War Decoration, Lower Class Grand Cross Sash United Republic of Footnote: The Battalion was raised(Kaiserlich sterreichischer Leopold Orden mit Kriegsdekoration). Instituted in 1808. Model 1901 1918. Produced during the mid 20th Century, fabricated from silk, incorporating a decorative moir pattern, with a central rose red field flanked by narrow white stripes, the edges trimmed in wide rose red stripes, a large circular rosette backed by a ribbon tie sewn in place near the bottom end for the placement of the badge, measuring 89 mm wide x 820 mm