A First War 66Th Infantry Battalion Officer's Shoulder Title Pair Buy Now a circlet inscribed Volunteer Medical

a circlet inscribed Volunteer Medical Staff Corps with voided Geneva Cross to centre with red cloth backing to cross

Hebden signed his Attestation Paper as a Lieutenant with the 46th Infantry Battalion "South Saskatchewan Battalion" on July 9

and is complete with silver plated starburst grip emblem which shows dark patina and wear on the starburst and with some chipping to black enameled swastika

overall extremely fine condition Footnote: The Würtemberg Landesverein is a volunteer organization and was founded in 1863 to provide medical aid to wounded soldiers

The Essex Scottish suffered the most casualties of any Canadian regiment during the Second War

A First War 66Th Infantry Battalion Officer's Shoulder Title Pair Buy Now a circlet inscribed Volunteer MedicalGilt on copper, unmarked, 19 mm x 31. 5 mm each, horizontal pinback, contact marks on one tab, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Edmonton, Alberta under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed April 28, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J. W. McKinery with a strength of 36 officers and 1,071 other ranks. The Battalion was absorbed into the 9th Reserve Battalion in England