Wwi 173Rd Infantry Battalion Collar Tab Cef Auction 1943 he was awarded the

1943 he was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class

- Victoria swivel scroll suspension

and on another collecting a fine for assaulting a publican when he was refused entry to a dance - the magistrate doubled the fine when Barthropp called him a ‘silly old bastard

with his conduct noted as "Exemplary"

Wwi 173Rd Infantry Battalion Collar Tab Cef Auction 1943 he was awarded theWWI 173rd Infantry Battalion Collar Tab CEF Browning copper, voided, maker marked "G. H. LEES CO. 1916" on the reverse, 27. 7 mm x 29. 8 mm, intact lugs and pin, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Hamilton, Ontario, under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed November 14, 1916 under the authority of Lieutenant Colonel W. H. Bruce with a strength of 32 officers and 930 other ranks. In England,