Medal For Zeal Archive He acquired a good practical

He acquired a good practical education by hard study at night and read a great deal

Mobilised with the 3rd Battalion on the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914

35 Years (silver

Order of Merit

Medal For Zeal Archive He acquired a good practicalMedal for Zeal Silver Grade, Tsar Nicholas II Silver, crisp detail, 30. 2 mm, missing its suspension, contact marks, near very fine. Footnote: The medal was first instituted in December 1801 during the reign of Tsar Alexander I. After the death of Tsar Alexander III, the medal was re designed and issued around 1894 bearing the semblence of the new sovereign, Tsar Nicholas II. It was awarded to civilians that had shown exceptional zeal in the trade,