Canada, Cef. A 153Rd Infantry Battalion "Wellington Battalion" Cap Badge, By Ellis & Co, C.1915 Newly Listed Air Force Distinguished Service Medal

Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (bronze gilt with thirteen white enameled stars

A small amount of ferric oxide in the quartz is what gave cairngorm stones their distinctive colour

Geraldine House

Estates Branch Application (signed by his mother

with a suspension hole reinforced with a bronzed clasp

Canada, Cef. A 153Rd Infantry Battalion "Wellington Battalion" Cap Badge, By Ellis & Co, C.1915 Newly Listed Air Force Distinguished Service MedalIn browning copper, maker marked "P. W. ELLIS & CO. LTD" on the reverse, measuring 51. 5 mm (w) x 49. 5 mm (h), both lugs intact but bent inward slightly, lacquered, contact marks and surface wear, very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Wellington County with mobilization headquarters at Guelph, under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed April 29, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R. T. Pritchard