Canada, Cef. A 126Th Infantry Battalion "Peel Battalion" Cap Badge, By Ellis Bros, C.1916 Buy Now The Sentinel of the Motherland

The Sentinel of the Motherland

John Ernest Stein suitably rewarded the family of Williamson Vestes and also presented gold medals to the crew members of the Buck Jones' rescue boat

He was an active worker in the local Boy Scout Association for ten years and was Scoutmaster of the 2nd Kinsman Troop for a time

measuring 70 mm x 69 mm

awarded by the head of the House of Romanov as former sovereigns of the Russian Empire

Canada, Cef. A 126Th Infantry Battalion "Peel Battalion" Cap Badge, By Ellis Bros, C.1916 Buy Now The Sentinel of the MotherlandIn pickled copper, maker marked "ELLIS BROS TORONTO" on the reverse, measuring 47 mm (w) x 46. 8 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the County of Peel, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 14, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel F. J. Hamilton with a strength of 32