Germany, Third Reich. A Third Reich Veteran Standard Bearer’s Gorget Archive green-piped reverse slit

green-piped reverse slit

While in Egypt in 1914

66mm x 60mm

Hughes was with the 19th Infantry Battalion (Central Ontario Regiment) when he was Killed in Action

The Battalion was raised in Southern British Columbia under the authority of G

Germany, Third Reich. A Third Reich Veteran Standard Bearer’s Gorget Archive green-piped reverse slit(Gorget). A half moon gorget constructed of brightly polished aluminum with a raised perimeter rim, the obverse centre presents a red enamelled shield bearing a black enamelled Iron Cross, surrounded by a gilded upward facing oak leaf wreath, bordered on either side by flags, the reverse presents a black felt backing, marked on the reverse hook with the number 3, the gorget is suspended from an aluminum chain consisting of interconnected links,