A First War 79Th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Battalion" Cap Badge Hold 1st Type (1951-1967) (Republic of

1st Type (1951-1967) (Republic of Korea

swing bar horizontal pinback

A First Class War Merit Cross with Swords

Mounted to a suspension with stacked original ribbons and button hole attachment

Charles William Fletcher died on May 31

A First War 79Th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Battalion" Cap Badge Hold 1st Type (1951-1967) (Republic ofCanada: Pickled copper, unmarked, 37. 5 mm x 45 mm, both lugs intact, very light contact and surface wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: The 79th Infantry 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 Lieutenant Colonel G. Clinglan. In England, the Battalion was