Canada, CEF. A Pocket Watch presented to First War Soldier Private James Wilfred Columbus Auction in original sleeve

in original sleeve

inscribed "BENJAMIN" at the left

Ontario Regiment Collar Tab (in bronze gilt

Many member’s of the family served in high diplomatic or military positions within the Habsburg Monarchy and subsequently the Austrian Empire

and to Lieutenant of the Reserve on November 16

Canada, CEF. A Pocket Watch presented to First War Soldier Private James Wilfred Columbus Auction in original sleeveFunctioning, Gold filled casing, weighing 76. 8 grams inclusive of its chain, the white porcelain face with bold numerals in black, a ring above marked with black rules in intervals of sixty minutes, the hour and minute hands in black, the "6" position obscured by the inset second hand clock with a black secondhand, maker marked "ELGIN" on the face, covered by a glass crystal, large engraved script initials "WC" on the back cover, marked "SOVEREIGN"