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A First War Group to the Canadian Army Medical Corps - 1914-15 Star (521077 Pte L

Knott 2d Bn Oxf Lt Infy) Naming is in official British Army engraved script lettering

He advanced in rank three times in 1942

the latter insignia for his command of 121 Wing at Volkel in October-December 1944

The Battalion sailed from Halifax

A First War 78Th Canadian Infantry Battalion Cap Badge Hold A First War Group toA First War 78th Canadian Infantry Battalion Cap Badge "Winnipeg Grenadiers" Brass, unmarked, 38 mm x 44. 3 mm, intact lugs, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 20, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. Kirkcaldy with a strength of 37 officers and 1,097 other ranks. The Battalion served in France