the reverse bearing a raised central inscription of “DER TAPFERKEIT” (“TO BRAVERY”)
later renamed Panzer Grenadier Regiment 8
The inside is lined in a typical partial lining
to commemorate the attainment of independence from Great Britain in 1947
Murad Period (1876)
Canada. A Memorial Cross, 10Th Canadian Mounted Rifle Battalion Archive the reverse bearing a raisedGeorge V (115713 L Sgt. W. J. BARBER). Naming is engraved. Sterling silver, marked "STERLING" on the reverse, toned, on a full length original neck ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: William Barber was born on March 15, 1893 in Paw Paw, Illinois, seventy five miles west of Chicago. He was a resident of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (115713) on November 30, 1915 in Portage la Prairie, at the age of 22,