Canada. A North West Canada Medal To Hospital Corporal Dougherty, Halifax Provisional Battalion Auction 10th Battalion South Australia AIF

10th Battalion South Australia AIF Button (printed in purple and blue inks on white paper

with its period-original cornflower blue ribbon suspended from a loop

Unless otherwise described nearly extremely fine and a very rare group of exceptionally low-numbered awards

flanked by stylized wings in silvery threading

reverse centre presenting institution year of 1882 on red enameled background

Canada. A North West Canada Medal To Hospital Corporal Dougherty, Halifax Provisional Battalion Auction 10th Battalion South Australia AIF(W. H. DOUGHERTY Hospital Corporal). Naming is privately engraved, his name in capitals, his rank in running script. Edge nicks, contact marks, pitting, replacement ribbon, very fine. Footnote: Hospital Corporal William H. Dougherty is shown on the roll of the Halifax Provisional Battalion, entitled to the North West Canada Medal. He is also acknowledged on the North West Active Service List of Members of the Militia Force 1885 (with claims to "Grants