France. A Pair Of Foreign Legion Legionnaire Second Class Shoulder Boards Auction Archive Anna Muriel Flood Sylvester (1885-1953)

Anna Muriel Flood Sylvester (1885-1953)

in frosted silvered tombac

minor enamel chipping to end of the rays

soiling on the interior in the dome and sweat stains near the opening

France. A Pair Of Foreign Legion Legionnaire Second Class Shoulder Boards Auction Archive Anna Muriel Flood Sylvester (1885-1953)Green embroidered insignia, on a black wool base, brass button marked "LGION TRANGRE" at the neck end, black cotton backer with two securing straps, 61 mm (w) x 138 mm (h) each, extremely fine. Footnote: The Second Class Legionnaire is equivalent to Private, with the holder addressed as "Legionnaire". A Recruit Volunteer receives this designation (it is not a rank officially) after the first four weeks of basic training at La ferme (The farm), if he