World War 1 service pin. A pin rewarded to Canadian veterans who served in World War 1 and returned to Canada.
Physical Condition
good
Material
metal
Inscriptions
CEF
"For Service At The Front"
Accession Number
983.30.2d
Biographical Notes
William George Hatch
Record of Service:
68th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, Gunner, March, 1917. England, April, 1917. "E" Battery, C.R.A., June, 1917.
France, 18th Battery C.F.A., Aug., 1917. Wounded, Amiens, Aug. 8, 1918. Canada and discharged, Jan., 1919.
Source: University of British Columbia's Record of Service, 1914 - 1918, published 1924
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According to his CEF Attestation Papers, he enlisted on 6 Mar 1917, he was 22 years and 11 months old.
PCMR pin; no clips on back. Pacific Coast Militia Rangers (PCMR) were a volunteer military force in the British Columbia and Yukon regions in the 1940s. The PCMR patrolled the coastal regions of BC and Yukon against the threat of Japanese invasion.
PCMR pin; no clips on back. Pacific Coast Militia Rangers (PCMR) were a volunteer military force in the British Columbia and Yukon regions in the 1940s. The PCMR patrolled the coastal regions of BC and Yukon against the threat of Japanese invasion.
Small light brown box with an image on the lid of a kneeling Mountie inside a circle looking through binoculars. 'Odds and Ends' is printed in cursive above the circle, and 'Kitimat Canada' is printed to the lower right. There is a jagged triangular pattern along 3 edges of the lid and around the circle, the latter of which also has a border of white, blue, red, and yellow stripes. The lid has two hinges, each in a fanciful shape with six curls and three dots; this shape is mirrored on the top of the lid and the back side of the box. At the front of the box there is a cardboard latch with a snap button to close up the box. Inside the box are more decorative shapes and the name 'KEITH WYN WILLIAMS,' with each letter inside an ovalesque gold sticker.
Small light brown box with an image on the lid of a kneeling Mountie inside a circle looking through binoculars. 'Odds and Ends' is printed in cursive above the circle, and 'Kitimat Canada' is printed to the lower right. There is a jagged triangular pattern along 3 edges of the lid and around the circle, the latter of which also has a border of white, blue, red, and yellow stripes. The lid has two hinges, each in a fanciful shape with six curls and three dots; this shape is mirrored on the top of the lid and the back side of the box. At the front of the box there is a cardboard latch with a snap button to close up the box. Inside the box are more decorative shapes and the name 'KEITH WYN WILLIAMS,' with each letter inside an ovalesque gold sticker.
Physical Condition
Fair
Condition Remarks
Fragile from age, especially the front latch, which is highly creased and partially ripped. Some smudges and marks on the top of the lid, especially in the area with the Mountie, and on the bottom of the box as well.
Height
3 cm
Width
10 cm
Length
14.8 cm
Inscriptions
'Odds and Ends'
'KITIMAT CANADA'
'R.C.M.P.'
Date Range
1954-1955
Accession Number
2024.3.5
Biographical Notes
Original owner lived in Kitimat as a young boy in the 1950s.
