Canada, Cef. A First War Trio To The 49Th Battalion Auction Archive relinquishing command of that rank

relinquishing command of that rank after one hundred and twenty-eight days

with a large back plate and centre screwpost

overlaid by red wool

Type IV (bilingual version)

A few thousand of the remaing helmets of this type were steam rolled over and used as land fill in order to make new barracks

Canada, Cef. A First War Trio To The 49Th Battalion Auction Archive relinquishing command of that rankA First War Canadian Medal Trio to the 49th Battalion 1914 15 Star (432412 Pte E. TOMLINS. 49 CAN: INF:); British War Medal (432412 A. S. SJT. E. TOMLINS. 49 CAN. INF.); and Victory Medal (432412 A. S. SJT. E. TOMLINS. 49 CAN. INF.). Naming is officially impressed. Un mounted, dark patina on the BWM, oxidation spots on the Star, light contact, better than very fine. Footnote: Ernest Tomlins was born on August 9, 1888 in Grantham, Lincolnshire,