Highly desirable Crosses by this maker were known to be favorites of German WWI flying aces like Oswald Boelcke
1930 landing briefly to collect souvenir mail at Moscow's "October Field" where it was greeted by a crowd of some 100
Records indicate he was "Gassed" at Passchendalle November 1917
Majestic Class Battleship)
their value being twenty shillings
A First War 112Th Battalion Nova Scotia Overseas Battalion Insignia Cef Newly Listed Highly desirable Crosses by thisWWI 112th Battalion "Nova Scotia Overseas Battalion" Insignia CEF Cap Badge (pickled brass, maker marked "M S BROWN" on the reverse, 40. 8 mm x 44. 6 mm, intact lugs); and two Collar Tabs (pickled brass, unmarked, 28. 7 mm x 33. 5 mm each, intact lugs). Extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia with mobilization headquarters at Windsor, Nova Scotia under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed July