Canada. A 173Rd Infantry Battalion "Canadian Highlanders" Cap Badge Auction An Iron Cross 1st Class

An Iron Cross 1st Class 1914

he was awarded the World War I Victory Medal

A well preserved example of a well preserved HJ Golden Honour badge

Footnote: John Louis Lethbridge served with the Reserve Army before signing on with the Royal Canadian Navy for five years' service

Canada. A 173Rd Infantry Battalion "Canadian Highlanders" Cap Badge Auction An Iron Cross 1st ClassCanada; Browning copper, unmarked, 46. 8 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Hamilton, Ontario, under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 14, 1916 under the authority of Lieutenant Colonel W. H. Bruce with a strength of 32 officers and 930 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 2nd Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on