the first photo of the lot is that of the initial field grave of Sergeant John William Peter Melvin - who was killed April 7th 1917
fought in the winter of February 1945
but it was obvious from the glow reflected thereon
to commemorate those legionaries who fell during the Spanish Conflict
Commander's Neck Cross - in Gold and enamels (single small repair to enameling)
A First War 6Th Mounted Rifle Battalion Cap Badge Auction the first photo of theA First War 6th Mounted Rifle Battalion Cap Badge Pickled brass, unmarked, very crisp detail, 42. 5 mm x 44 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The 6th Mounted Rifle Battalion was organized on March 15, 1915, in Amherst, Nova Scotia. It was disbanded on November 15, 1920.