Canada. A 259Th Battalion "Siberian Expeditionary Force" Cap Badge GTRexclude 29496 Private William John Maitland

29496 Private William John Maitland

Knight with Swords

You have been subject to personal hardships which have been of greater magnitude than ever before encountered by your organization

and two Victory Medals (bronze

representative of the Biblical Ten Commandments

Canada. A 259Th Battalion "Siberian Expeditionary Force" Cap Badge GTRexclude 29496 Private William John MaitlandBrowning copper, voided, unmarked, 28. 5 mm x 44 mm, extremely fine. Footnote: On July 12, 1918, the Chief of the General Staff was directed to form a Brigade Headquarters, two Infantry Battalions, a Field Artillery Battery, a Machine Gun Company and certain other troops for service in Siberia. With a British Battalion joining the Canadians in Siberia, the contingent would be known as the "Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force". An advance party of