Description
116th Infantry Battalion Pin CEF - Silver and enamels
1939 at HMCS York in Toronto for the "Duration of Hostilities"
one larger one which was sent to his family in February 1943 shows him at the rank of Sturmmann
This was part of a major offensive against Canal Du Nord
A First War Medal Pair To The 75Th Canadian Infantry Cef Auction 116th Infantry Battalion Pin CEFA First War Medal Pair to the 75th Canadian Infantry CEF British War Medal (210076 PTE. W. C. BLAKE. 75 CAN. INF.); and Victory Medal (210076 PTE. W. C. BLAKE. 75 CAN. INF.). Naming is officially impressed. Un mounted, dark patina on the BWM, extremely fine. Accompanied by his Silver War Badge (silver, numbered "C29720" on the reverse, 32. 8 mm, horizontal pinback, with period tri colour ribbon). Footnote: William Charles Blake was born on February 2,