Description
handpainted centreopieces
A Canadian South-West Asia Service Medal - AFGHANISTAN
The interior of the helmet has a dark brown leather liner with all eight fingers and the original shoe string tie intact
2nd BRIGADE R
the cover encompassing a white silk parachute
A First War 66Th Infantry Battalion Officer's Shoulder Title Pair Newly Listed handpainted centreopiecesGilt on copper, unmarked, 19 mm x 31. 5 mm each, horizontal pinback, contact marks on one tab, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Edmonton, Alberta under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed April 28, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. W. McKinery with a strength of 36 officers and 1,071 other ranks. The Battalion was absorbed into the 9th Reserve Battalion in England