marked "STR
1915 and stated his trade as Switchboard Operator
the left cuff adorned with an 8 mm wide x 85 mm long strip in fine silvered threading with a red embroidered stripe running the length of the strip in the centre
whose pilots shot down 36 English planes of the most modern bomber type in a single aerial battle
Footnote: William Bertin was born on May 15
Canada, CEF. A 33rd Infantry Battalion Collar Badge Pair, Type II visually-hidden marked "STRIn browning copper, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by Tiptaft, measuring 28. 3 mm (w) x 31. 3 mm (h) each, both lugs and pin intact on each, evidence of greening on both sides of each badge, contact marks, very fine. Footnote: The 33rd Infantry Battalion was raised and mobilized in London, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The Battalion sailed March 17, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. Wilson with a