Canada. A War Medal To The 20Th Infantry Battalion Archive signed in black ink by

signed in black ink by Otto Meissner

Shallow water in the Po hindered their transfer and it wasn’t until the 7th of March that they arrived in Venice

collar tabs from black cloth framed with silver cord

the reverse inscribed “For Distinction During Wartime” across all arms

His greatest achievement was his role as Engineer-in-Charge of the planning

Canada. A War Medal To The 20Th Infantry Battalion Archive signed in black ink by(57670 PTE. T. LANCASTER. 20 CAN. INF.). Replacement ribbon, dark patina, contact marks, very fine. Footnote: Thomas Lancaster was born on September 30, 1881 (although one mention in his medical records states the year as 1878) in Preston, England. He served during the South African War in 1900 1901 with the King's Own (RoyalLancaster Regiment). He later immigrated to Canada, where he contracted Rhumatic Fever in 1911, along with a case of the Measles