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forty-three months after he received his medal
the reverse with an eagle clutching a scroll with a raised inscription of “FOR SERVICE IN THE WOMEN’S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS”
flanked by two thin yellow rules on either side appear in the centre of the armband and runs its full length
Canada, CEF. A 25th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Rifles" Officer's Cap Badge Province of China Red River Rebellion of 1870Two piece construction, white metal insignia, mounted to a browning copper maple leaf base, unmarked, measuring 45. 7 mm (w) x 48. 8 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia and mobilized in Halifax under the authority of G. O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 20, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G. A. LeCain with a strength of 42 officers and 1,081 other ranks. The Battalion