WWI Canadian Vimy Photograph Album Buy Now Buckle of a simple design

Buckle of a simple design

most of the stitching at the base of the top circular plate where it meets the body of the shako has come away and the leather liner has stiffened but has not become brittle

good very fine

minor residue in the recessed areas

It is fairly large size (57

WWI Canadian Vimy Photograph Album Buy Now Buckle of a simple designWWI Canadian Vimy Photograph Album Containing 44 Original Photographs Importantly, the first photo of the lot is that of the initial field grave of Sergeant John William Peter Melvin who was killed April 7th 1917, likely by enemy bombardment, in the Vimy section while with the 2nd Canadian Railway Troops preparing for the Vimy assult. The remaining 43 Canadian photographs depict scenes in Canada in fresh uniforms, aboard ship heading overseas,