Wwi 38Th Infantry Battalion Royal Ottawa Battalion Pin Auction Twenty Five Years Long Service

Twenty Five Years Long Service Award

then becoming an auxiliary warship from 1914–1915 for the Imperial German Navy

the House Order of Hohenzollern

both of which had served previously as cavalry units in the Canadian militia

Wwi 38Th Infantry Battalion Royal Ottawa Battalion Pin Auction Twenty Five Years Long ServiceWWI 38th Infantry Battalion Royal Ottawa Battalion Pin; Sterling silver and enamels, maker marked "J. W. T" (J. W. Tiptaft) and marked "STERLING" beside "SILVER" on the reverse, 28. 5 mm x 30. 5 mm, horizontal pinback, intact enamels, light contact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Ottawa, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion sailed with a strength of 37 officers and 1,038 other ranks