loop marked "800" with original neck ribbon
good very fine and better (6): M
leaving only a medical student with the expedition
Footnote: 40419 Sergeant John Donald Matheson was born on October 6
Accompanied by a Bronze Star Ribbon Bar
A First War 8Th Infantry Battalion "The Black Devils" Cap Badge Hold loop marked "800" with originalA First War 8th Infantry Battalion "The Black Devils" Cap Badge Browning copper, unmarked, 38 mm x 45. 5 mm, intact lugs, cleaned, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Brandon and Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Port Arthur and Kenora, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P. C. O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 under the command of Lieutenant