Description
the buckle constructed of gilt aluminum
A third reich period “Reichsbund Deutscher Kleingärtner” badge
which was composed largely of American volunteer pilots flying French fighter aircraft
he proceeded to England and was posted to "J" Wing of the Canadian Corps Camp (CCC) at Witley
Canada. A British War Medal, Private Sweeney, 2Nd Battalion Cmr, Wounded At Passchendaele certificate_of_authenticity the buckle constructed of gilt(706606 PTE. W. H. SWEENEY. 2 C. M. R.). Naming is officially impressed. Edge nicks, contact marks, replacement ribbon, very fine. Footnote: William Henry Sweeney was born on September 8, 1897 in Warrington, England, the son of Henry Sweeney and Clara Sweeney, later of Esquimalt, British Columbia. He was a resident of Victoria (Esquimalt), British Columbia when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (706606) with the 103rd Infantry Battalion, on