Patriotic Iron Cross 1914 - Unofficial manufacture
on a matching dark blue rayon backer
he was killed in action on 8 October 1916 during the battles of Regina Trench and Ancre Heights
the cap measuring 95 mm x 280 mm
PurpleHeart (two-piece construction
Canada. A First War Memorial Cross To The 20Th Battalion Cef GTRexclude Patriotic Iron Cross 1914 -A First War Memorial Cross to the 20th Battalion CEF (775409 Pte. W. WEIR). Naming is officially engraved. Contact marks, very fine. Accompanied by copies of his Index Cards, Attestation Paper, Service Records, Medical Records, Pay Records and Discharge Certificates, along with assorted research papers. Footnote: William Weir was born on November 24, 1898 in Belfast, Ireland, the son of William Weir and Mary Ann Weir of Toronto, Ontario. He signed his