The wires laying on the ground where they could be cut or destroyed were a weakness when using telephones on the battlefield
blue velvet medalbed and white silk lid liner in the interior
An attractive award in silver with gold centre and cypher
A group of five incomplete Honour Crosses of the German Mother
photos of wounded soldiers in a hospital
Canada, CEF. A 7th Infantry Battalion "1st British Columbia Regiment" Cap Badge, by Hicks & Sons visually-hidden The wires laying on theTwo piece construction, white metal insignia, mounted to a browning copper maple leaf base, maker marked "HICKS & SONS LONDON" on the reverse, measuring 43. 7 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact, spotting and light contact evident in the white metal insignia, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in British Columbia and mobilized at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914, sailing on October