France, Louis Philippe I. A Royal & Military Order Of St. Louis In Gold, Knight, C.1835 GTRexclude 79468 Private Frank Ellet served

79468 Private Frank Ellet served with The Irish Regiment of Canada in the Italian theatre and North West Europe

MAI 1915" (the liner Lusitania sunk by a German submarine 5 May 1915) below

maker marked ““Fec

and is commemorated on page 420 of the First World War Book of Remembrance

SOS recruits received room and board

France, Louis Philippe I. A Royal & Military Order Of St. Louis In Gold, Knight, C.1835 GTRexclude 79468 Private Frank Ellet servedIn gold with blue, white, red and green enamels, with Fleur de Lils carefully attached in each cross knee denoting 1830 + time period, weighing 10. 9 grams, measuring 37. 5 mm (w) x 41 mm (h) inclusive of its ball suspension, original ribbon, only minor enamel loss evident on this example, with single Fleur de Lils (north 4 o'clock leaf) detached, otherwise near very fine. Footnote: The Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis is a dynastic order of