Canada, CEF. A Cobourg Heavy Artillery Collar Badge Newly Listed A first war year pendant

A first war year pendant badge

Ontario War Commemorative Medal (gold-coloured gilt on metal

He was a Staff Captain with the 1st Cavalry Brigade from 1938 to 1939 and graduated from the Militia Staff Course (M

encircled by laurel and oak leaf wreaths with the inscription DEM VERDIENSTE

the obverse of the eagle is stamped with a maker’s mark of “CEJ”

Canada, CEF. A Cobourg Heavy Artillery Collar Badge Newly Listed A first war year pendantIn silvered brass, a rare CHB collar badge, measures 42 mm (w) x 33. 6 mm (h), reverse offers a horizontal pin, exhibiting wear to finish, remains very fine. Footnote: The Cobourg Heavy Battery, raised in Cobourg, Ontario, was a First World War unit of the Canadian Garrison Artillery that served overseas as part of the heavy artillery formations supporting the Canadian Corps. Equipped with large calibre guns designed for counter battery fire and long