A First War 79Th Manitoba Infantry Battalion Pin Newly Listed 1887 in Woldhonshaw (sic)

1887 in Woldhonshaw (sic)

Grand Cross Star - Four-piece construction

aboard the armed steam yacht James Fletcher from January 1915 until the end of the First World War

fraying of the VM ribbon

A First War 79Th Manitoba Infantry Battalion Pin Newly Listed 1887 in Woldhonshaw (sic)A First War 79th Manitoba Infantry Battalion Pin Bronze gilt with red, white and blue enamels, unmarked, 30 mm x 32. 3 mm, horizontal pinback, contact marks on the reverse, intact enamels, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Manitoba and mobilized at Brandon, Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed April 24, 1916 with a strength of 37 officers and 1,095 other ranks under the command of