Copeland Brockville & Ottawa G
before leaving for war service overseas and posted to RCAF Overseas Headquarters at London
Again during the Great War 1914-1918
his citation reading: "At Nissoria (Sicily) on the 25 July 1943 at approx 1730 hours this officer on his own initiative led his platoon in an attack on a strong enemy position
Germany, Third Reich. A German Equestrian Badge, Iii Class In Bronze, By L. Christian Lauer Newly Listed Copeland Brockville & Ottawa G(Deutsches Reiterabzeichen, III. Klasse in Bronze). Constructed of bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a stylized belt and buckle around a raised letter R, with a central depiction of a mounted horse, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, maker marked L. CHR. LAUER, NRNBERG, measuring 42. 07 mm (w) x 52. 02 mm (h), weighing 16. 0 grams, in extremely fine