A First War 79Th Manitoba Infantry Battalion Pin Newly Listed Grand Cross Star - Four-piece

Grand Cross Star - Four-piece construction

impressed: P

A Long Service Medal to Able Seaman W

1893 in Scotland

aboard the armed steam yacht James Fletcher from January 1915 until the end of the First World War

A First War 79Th Manitoba Infantry Battalion Pin Newly Listed Grand Cross Star - Four-pieceA First War 79th Manitoba Infantry Battalion Pin Bronze gilt with red, white and blue enamels, unmarked, 30 mm x 32. 3 mm, horizontal pinback, contact marks on the reverse, intact enamels, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Manitoba and mobilized at Brandon, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed April 24, 1916 with a strength of 37 officers and 1,095 other ranks under the command of