Canada, CEF. A WWI 168th Infantry Battalion Collar Tab Auction his cause of death listed

his cause of death listed as "Abdominal Carcinomatosis" (gastrointestinal cancer)

although he had his engine throttled down

Footnote: RCAF Station Alliford Bay

There are no flaws in the outer jacket whatsoever

The reverse ricasso is maker marked SMF Solingen (Stocker & Co

Canada, CEF. A WWI 168th Infantry Battalion Collar Tab Auction his cause of death listedWWI 168th Infantry Battalion Collar Tab CEF Pickled brass, unmarked, 24. 6 mm x 26. 5 mm, intact lugs and pin, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Oxford County, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Woodstock under the authority of G. O. 151, December 2, 1915. The Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on November 1, 1916 aboard the S. S. Lapland, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W. K. McMullen with a strength of 26