46th (South Saskatchewan) Battalion
The painful and weak right hand caused by the shrapnel wound during his encounter at Bellewaerde in May 1915 was a permanent handicap
the third and youngest son of John and Margaret Gowan of Edinburgh
The crest consists of an embroidered black with yellow trimmed swastika sitting upon a white cotton disc trimmed in yellow
Attestation Paper
Austria, Empire. A Lot Of Medals & Awards Newly Listed 46th (South Saskatchewan) BattalionFour First War Austrian Medals and Awards Bravery Medal, Silver Grade, 2nd Class, Franz Joseph I, Type IV (1914 1916) (silver, 31. 2 mm); Bravery Medal, Silver Grade, 2nd Class, Karl I (1917 1918) (silver, 31 mm); Military Merit Medal, Bronze Grade, Franz Joseph I (bronze gilt, 30. 7 mm x 50. 5 mm); and Karl Troop Cross (war materials, 29. 3 mm). Three are mounted to original triangular ribbons, the Karl I Silver Grade Bravery Medal with a replacement