A First War Mark Ii 7Th Infantry Battalion 1St Canadian Division Helmet Auction South Africa (sepia-toned

South Africa (sepia-toned

the front cover with the initials "G" and "R" in stacked diamond motifs in the upper left corner

A Canadian Peace Keeping Medal Group - Special Service Medal

at Valcartier in September 1914 and was embarked for France in January 1916

" holding the two ends of the flaps together

A First War Mark Ii 7Th Infantry Battalion 1St Canadian Division Helmet Auction South Africa (sepia-tonedA First War Mark II 7th Infantry Battalion 1st Canadian Division Helmet British made, steel, non magnetic, in brownish green, red semi circle above a red rectangle painted on the front, the semi circle representative of the 7th Infantry Battalion, the rectangle representative of the 1st Canadian Division, with a metal "7" affixed to the insignia via dual prongs. The protective edge of the helmet in a magnetic steel. Inside, steel framed cradle