Each man before enlisting was required to pass a test as to his technical ability before he joined the unit which was the pioneer Canadian Railway Construction Unit in France
one talon is clutching a swastika while the other is being held up in the air
fed through the loop on the reverse of the buckle
chipping evident in the red enamels
where he was promoted to Major-General in 1903 and was Director of Transport and Remounts at Headquarters from 1904-1907
Canada. A 1914-15 Star To The 13Th Infantry Battalion "Royal Highlanders Of Canada" GTRexclude Each man before enlisting was(24761 PTE. C. SAGGERS 13 CAN. INF.). Naming is officially impressed, a faint "1" widowed above the "2" in "24761", the "T" impressed over a second "P" in "PTE", a widowed apostrophe above the "R" in "SAGGERS". Replacement ribbon, green oxidation evident on the obverse, very fine. Footnote: Charles Saggers was born on October 9, 1889 in Stanstead Abbots, Hertfordshire, England. He had served for two years as a Private (913) with the 5th Regiment,