Canada, CEF. A First Day Vimy Ridge Memorial Cross to Pte. Sims, 78th Infantry Battalion Auction Archive 1913 - In silvered bronze

1913 - In silvered bronze

1917 and survived the war)

"These members of the 218th London Voluntary Aid Division were awarded gold medals for the courage they showed in working in the hospitals at a time when Lewisham and the adjoining districts suffered heavily from air raids

Scarcely awarded set of insignia

for the conflict in Europe

Canada, CEF. A First Day Vimy Ridge Memorial Cross to Pte. Sims, 78th Infantry Battalion Auction Archive 1913 - In silvered bronzeA First Day Vimy Ridge Memorial Cross to the 78th Infantry Battalion George V (871068 Pte. F. A. SIMS). Naming is engraved. Light contact and surface wear, better than very fine. Accompanied by copies the War Diary (dated April 5 to 16, 1917), a three page Report of Operations by the 78th Battalion C. E. F. (dated April 9 to 13, 1917), along with assorted research papers and a CD containing fifteen pages with copies of his Index Cards, Attestation