Canada, CEF. A First War Carved Swagger Stick from Lake Mara Internment Camp United Republic of pin marked with number 1

pin marked with number 1 for Deschler & Sohn

During WWI he was decorated with the Iron Cross First and Second Class

he joined the 90th Winnipeg Battalion of Rifles and served for seven years in the ranks before being appointed Regimental Sergeant Major

'D' Battery

but my horse being injured by a fall into a sunken road

Canada, CEF. A First War Carved Swagger Stick from Lake Mara Internment Camp United Republic of pin marked with number 1A swagger stick of carved wood featuring a decorative snake spiraling up the staff, engraved R. M. HARVEY Y. M. C. A SEC Y. INT. CAMP MARA LAKE B. C., measures 74 cm in length x 3. 2 cm across the width of the handle, exhibiting light wear, remains in very fine condition Footnote: The Mara Lake internment camp was located between Vernon and Sicamous in British Columbia during the First World War. It housed enemy aliens, particularly those of Ukrainian