He joined the Royal Navy as an Ordinary Seaman on his eighteenth birthday
British War Medal (1632 A
Lieutenant-General Sir John William Cox died on 2 October 1901
Officially impressed (Corpl
illustrating a victorious Canadian soldier on the battlefront
Wwi 97Th Battalion ”Toronto Americans” Cap Badge Archive He joined the Royal NavyBrowning copper, maker marked GEO H LEES & CO. and ELLIS BROS., 44 mm x 46. 5 mm, intact lugs and pin, excellent stamping, beautiful patina, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed September 19, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. B. Clark with a strength of 31 officers and 798 other ranks. The Battalion was one of four