Canada, Cef. A 127Th Infantry Battalion "12Th York Rangers" Officer's Cap Badge, By Birks, C.1916 Archive He joined the army in

He joined the army in 1911

with embossed Serbian Coat of Arms on the top

constructed of black cotton with silver-grey machine embroidery

From the mid-to-late 1930s

at the age of 27 and was the only fatal casualty of the six Victoria Cross recipients of the 1st Battalion

Canada, Cef. A 127Th Infantry Battalion "12Th York Rangers" Officer's Cap Badge, By Birks, C.1916 Archive He joined the army inFour piece construction, three individual numbers (1, 2 and 7) in silver, affixed to a browning copper base, maker marked "BIRKS", dated "1916" and museum coded in white on the reverse, measuring 45. 5 mm (w) x 45. 7 mm (h), one of two lugs intact, fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the County of York, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Toronto, under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 24, 1916