A Scarce First War Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) Helmet certificate_of_authenticity Manitoba and Ontario and mobilized

Manitoba and Ontario and mobilized at Camp Valcartier

the Panzer Badge in Silver

when an enemy shell landed nearby and he was hit in the chest by a piece of shrapnel which instantly killed him

box with a scuffed exterior and bottom creasing

Footnote: William Merifield was born in Victoria Australia in 1879 and enlisted in the CEF in October 1915

A Scarce First War Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) Helmet certificate_of_authenticity Manitoba and Ontario and mobilizedFirst War Mark II: British made, steel, non magnetic, in dark brown, "L. S. H." (Lord Strathcona's Horse) stencilled in white paint on both the front and back, the back re stencilled over the original position and appearing double stencilled. The protective edge of the helmet in a magnetic steel. Inside, steel framed cradle supporting a blackened canvas liner with underlying burlap support and leather backer, mesh support with drawstring, stamped "D