Canada, United States. A 1st Special Service Force Shoulder Patch visually-hidden stating his birth year as

stating his birth year as 1885

On completion of their term and "honorable discharge"

The fittings and cross-guard are brass

the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914

which necessitated a move elsewhere

Canada, United States. A 1st Special Service Force Shoulder Patch visually-hidden stating his birth year asA rare shoulder patch, in white embroidered lettering, on a red embroidered field, measuring 36 mm (w) x 79 mm (h), light fraying to edges, extremely fine. Footnote: The 1st Special Service Force (also called The Devil's Brigade, The Black Devils, The Black Devils' Brigade, and Freddie's Freighters) was an elite American Canadian commando unit in the Second World War, under command of the United States Fifth Army. The unit was organized in 1942 and