Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anne, III Class in Gold, by Keibel, c.1900 Auction Archive "ON NE PASSE PAS"/"THEY SHALL

"ON NE PASSE PAS"/"THEY SHALL NOT PASS" associated with the Battle of Verdun

McKee - Canadian Militia & CFA - Queen's South Africa Medal

The 15th Infantry Battalion was raised in Ontario and Quebec and mobilized at Camp Valcartier

His health began to fail him seven years before he died

Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Victoria

Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anne, III Class in Gold, by Keibel, c.1900 Auction Archive "ON NE PASSE PAS"/"THEY SHALL( ). Instituted February 14th, 1735. A Cross Patte constructed of 14kt Gold with red enameled arms, and with ornamented patterns in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a white enameled centerpiece bearing the hand painted figure of St. Anna, the reverse with a similar white enameled medallion, bearing the hand painted initials A. I. P. F. for the Latin Anna Imperatoris Petri Filia (Anna, Emperor Peters Daughter), suspended