A First War 13Th Infantry Battalion "Royal Highlanders Of Canada" Glengarry Badge certificate_of_authenticity Mecklenburg Schwerin Military Merit Cross

Mecklenburg Schwerin Military Merit Cross 1914

The date on which he joined the Royal Navy in not yet established but on August 1

measuring 104 mm x 144 mm x 11

a standard pilot’s badge motif on the obverse within a wreath of oak and laurel leaves

some light to moderate chipping to the black paint

A First War 13Th Infantry Battalion "Royal Highlanders Of Canada" Glengarry Badge certificate_of_authenticity Mecklenburg Schwerin Military Merit CrossCanada; Browning copper, unmarked, 60 mm (w) x 75 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec and Nova Scotia with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel F. O. W. Loomis with a strength of 45 officers and 1,112 other ranks. The Battalion served in France and Belgium