A First War 229Th Infantry Battalion Insignia Set Cef Auction Archive War Merit Cross 1st Class

War Merit Cross 1st Class Cross by Deschler - Silver

as an organization composed of women who are descended from an ancestor "who came to reside in an American Colony before 1750

he was posted to the Canadian Machine Gun Depot on April 13

gold-coloured wash on the obverse

He was discharged to reinforcements at Etaples on the 28th

A First War 229Th Infantry Battalion Insignia Set Cef Auction Archive War Merit Cross 1st ClassCap Badge (browning copper, maker marked "GEO. H. LEES & CO." and "CRICHTON'S MOOSE JAW" on the reverse, 40. 3 mm x 47. 6 mm, horizontal pinback); and two Collar Tabs (pickled copper, maker marked "CRICHTON'S MOOSE JAW" and "GEO. H. LEES & CO. 1916" on the reverse, 30. 8 mm x 32. 5 mm each, horizontal pinbacks, exhibiting different shades). Light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan with mobilization