Austria, Empire. A Commander's Decoration Of The Order Of Leopold, C.1918 United Republic of The front has a vertical

The front has a vertical row of four silvered aluminum buttons on the right side

A stick pin commemorating the Battle of Langemarck that took place between August 16 and 17

with an additional stamp on the interior of the helmet (illegible)

he sends her a signed picture of himself

Footnote: Russell Payne was born in 1897 in Kingston

Austria, Empire. A Commander's Decoration Of The Order Of Leopold, C.1918 United Republic of The front has a vertical(Kaiserlich sterreichischer Leopold Orden). Instituted in 1808. In bronze gilt with red enamels, measuring 20. 5 mm (w) x 22. 2 mm (h), intact enamels, mounted to a period triangular ribbon with hook and eye, extremely fine.