Germany, Imperial. An Honour Cross Of The World War 1914/1918 For War Bereaved consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The 83rd Battalion was raised

The 83rd Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto under the authority of G

the obverse medallion presents a seated Britannia surrounded by a red enamelled ring inscribed FOR GOD AND THE EMPIRE

Instituted 14 June 1914 by Grand Duke Ernest Louis

He was subsequently invalided wounded and attached to the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot at Seaford on November 12

" with the Royal Spanish coat-of-arms below the photo

Germany, Imperial. An Honour Cross Of The World War 1914/1918 For War Bereaved consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The 83rd Battalion was raised(Ehrenkreuz des 1. Weltkrieges Hinterbliebenenkreuz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon mounted on a bar with a horizontal pinback, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing central wreathed dates 1914 1918, the reverse bearing an unidentified makers mark, measuring 37. 38 mm (w) x 42. 11 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.