the Sword of Honour of the Reichsführer-SS
1959 that the award was finally instituted for those who had served a minimum of three months in the armed forces
A textbook beautifully preserved example of Marian Cross of the German Teutonic Order
both edged in golden cello threads
he was drafted to the Submarine Depot Ship H
A First War 218Th Infantry Battalion "Edmonton Irish" Collar Badge Pair Hold the Sword of Honour ofPickled brass, unmarked, 25. 5 mm x 28. 8 mm each, intact lugs and pins, very light contact, one is toned, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Edmonton, Alberta with mobilization headquarters at Victoria under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed February 17, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. K. Cornwall with a strength of 32 officers and 883 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was