A First War 45Th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Regiment" Cap Badge Auction Archive this time signing his Attestation

this time signing his Attestation Paper with the 12th Detachment

his Iron Cross 1st Class Award Document (named to "Leutnant Wilhelm Gisbert Groos"

Very nice example

Many long-established Sunni residents went abroad and either locked their homes or arranged for trusted Sunni neighbors to guard them against displaced Sunni newcomers

embarking Italy on February 24th and disembarking in France on the 26th

A First War 45Th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Regiment" Cap Badge Auction Archive this time signing his AttestationCanada: Pickled copper, maker marked "R. J. INGLIS TORONTO" on the reverse, 36. 8 mm x 43 mm, both lugs intact, scattered surface wear and contact marks, better than very fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Manitoba with mobilization headquarters at Brandon under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion sailed March 13, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel F. J. Clarke with a strength of 38 officers and 720 other ranks,