An Extremely Rare 1845 Montreal Dragoons Officer's Shako GTRexclude seeing action in the French

seeing action in the French theatre during the First World War

After his formal education was finished

along with copies of the Roll of Individuals Entitled to Medals and the Confidential War Diary of the 13th Kensington Battalion

that Knight "Can walk 4-5 miles without trouble"

Footnote: Alfred Henry Drake was born in London England in 1876 and was working as a Labourer in Torono prior to enlisting in the CEf in May 1916

An Extremely Rare 1845 Montreal Dragoons Officer's Shako GTRexclude seeing action in the FrenchThis shako is in the pattern, as described in the 1846 Dress Regulations. The exterior sidewalls are in black beaver, bound with a 44 mm band of gold oak leaf lace along the top edge and a 20 mm wide black patent leather band housing a brass buckle at the reverse along the bottom edge. The flat patent leather sunk top measures 85 mm wide x 200 mm in depth, and exhibits light crazing. The front is adorned with an extremely large gilt and silver shako