A Russian Imperial Medal For Life Saving; Tsar Nicholas Ii Silver Grade Newly Listed the son of Alexander Rodgers

the son of Alexander Rodgers Groff and Annie Isabella Gemmel

he we transferred to a Police Academy in Eiche

Upon arrival in France

with Private Grayston later transferred to the 10th Infantry Battalion "10th Canadians" (Alberta Regiment)

The DSO is a stand-alone

A Russian Imperial Medal For Life Saving; Tsar Nicholas Ii Silver Grade Newly Listed the son of Alexander RodgersSilver, 30 mm, edge nicks, contact marks, fine. Footnote: The medal was first instituted in April 1828 during the reign of Tsar Nicholas I. After the death of Tsar Alexander II, the medal was redesigned and issued around 1894, bearing the likeness of the new sovereign, Tsar Nicholas II. The medal was bestowed upon individuals for deeds involving the saving of lives in peril.