Canada, Dominion. An Early 13Th Regiment Militia Helmet Plate, C.1855 Archive Austria on 21 August 1947

Austria on 21 August 1947

measuring 65 mm (w) x 83 mm (h) x 25

Constructed of silvered bronze and black and white enamels in the form of a gliding seagull

the reverse center in Gold presents a blue enamel field with an sword piercing through a wreath and the inscription PRO PATRIA (For the Fatherland) above

According to his Certificate of Service issued in Ottawa in 1940

Canada, Dominion. An Early 13Th Regiment Militia Helmet Plate, C.1855 Archive Austria on 21 August 1947In die stamped brass, seven pointed star shaped base, centerpiece with the individual brass numerals "1" and "3" placed upon a black leather backer, surrounded by the inscription "SEMPER PARATUS", the centrepiece with a trapezoid shaped brass plate securing the raw side of the octagonal shaped leather backer and framed by an open ended wreath of maple leaves, surmounted by the Victorian crown, measuring 102. 2 mm (w) x 128 mm (h), both lugs intact,