A 1904 3Rd Battalion Victoria Rifles Of Canada Helmet Plate Archive 000 men who were lost

000 men who were lost without trace during the defence of the Ypres Salient in the First World War

From the casulty list

The national tri-color shield decal has been officially painted over with thickly applied dark green reissue finish

A First Class Reserve Army Cross for 20 Years Service - in silvered bronze

officially numbered "164" on reverse

A 1904 3Rd Battalion Victoria Rifles Of Canada Helmet Plate Archive 000 men who were lostHelmet Plate, c. 1904; 3rd Battalion, Victoria Rifles of Canada Helmet Plate, c. 1904. 63 mm x 113 mm, bronze, with two of three lugs intact. Very fine. Footnote: On January 10 1862, the Regiment was officially enrolled as a militia in response to the strain that was brought on by the American civil war. During the Fenian raids, the Victoria Rifles participated in the Campobello fiasco in Cornwall with other regiments like the Royal Scots. In 1866