breast Badge in silver gilt and enamels with Gold center
Spanish Civil War Medal of the Suffering
Once Major McConkey formed his battery in the Drill Hall in Montreal
plus a small pocket below at the hip for a dagger
credited with having served in Canada and the Extreme Orient
Canada. A 1St Mounted Rifle Battalion Shoulder Title Hold breast Badge in silver giltBrowning copper, maker marked "TIPTAFT" on the reverse, 30. 5 mm x 52. 8 mm, intact lugs, residue in the recessed areas from cleaning, extremely fine. Footnote: The 1st Mounted Rifle Battalion was organized on March 15, 1915, in Brandon, Manitoba. It served in France from September 21, 1915, until the armistice and disbanded on November 15, 1920.