Russia, Imperial. An Elisavetgrad Cavalry School Graduation Badge Hold He is documented as having

He is documented as having been Absent Without Leave for 24 hours

Hopkins being of the signers of the Declaration of Independence

He later immigrated with his family to Canada

the reverse with the remnants of a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label

Russia, Imperial. An Elisavetgrad Cavalry School Graduation Badge Hold He is documented as havingInstituted in 1865. In bronze, obverse shows two crowned eagles, centre shows horseman, reverse with bolt and nut, 33. 7 mm (h) x 39. 3 mm (w), very fine condition. Footnote: The badge was awarded to graduates at the Russian Imperial Elisavetgrad Cavalry School. At the end of 1917, the Elisavetgrad Cavalry College was disbanded.