1944 he was promoted to Medical Staff Corporal
Strange considering his Wehrpass has him down as unmarried
with the bronze wash having worn off due to age and wear
It often suggests lace and remains popular in Indian and other Asian metalwork
stating that he had twelve years' previous service with the Army Ordnance Corps and the Gloucestershire Yeomanry
Canada, Cef. A 224Th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Forestry Battalion" Cap Badge, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity 1944 he was promoted toIn pickled brass, voided, measuring 45. 5 mm (w) x 47. 8 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Ottawa, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed May 19, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. McDougall with a strength of 47 officers and 1,526 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the Canadian