on original early ribbon with typical Spanish horizontal hanger with pinback
Officer's Badge (in silver with white enamels
He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (164114) with the 84th Infantry Battalion
maker marked "1" (for Deschler) and "900" (silver) on the edge of the lower arm
This pair features a single large vertical slit pocket on each side towards the front
Canada, CEF. A 221st Infantry Battalion Cap Badge United Republic of on original early ribbon withIn pickled copper, voided, unmarked, measuring 41 mm (w) x 45. 8 mm (h), both lugs are broken off and are lost to time, light contact and surface wear, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Manitoba with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed April 18, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel M. McMeans with a strength of 23 officers and 596 other ranks. In