A Defense Force Service Medal
with partially extending wings and a protruding tail
officially engraved DONALD McNEILL and officially impressed (44th
Ferdinand “Bloody Ferdinand” Schörner
40th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Battalion" Collar Badge: in browning copper
Canada, CEF. A 53rd Infantry Battalion Cap Badge GTRexclude A Defense Force Service MedalIn browning copper, maker marked "DINGWALL WINNIPEG" on the reverse, measuring 34 mm (w) x 37. 7 mm (h), both lugs intact, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan and Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Mobilization headquarters was at Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Battalion embarked Halifax, Nova Scotia, on March 29, 1916 aboard the S. S. Empress of Britain, under the command of