United Kingdom. A North West Canada Medal 1885, Halifax Rifles Artillery (No. 1 Company, Halifax Provincial Battalion) consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the underside with field grey

the underside with field grey wool

possibly Australian-made

The exterior is finished in a classic roller-printed Sumpftarnmuster 44 (Marsh Pattern 44) mottle consisting of a light brown base overlaid by irregular geometric shapes of dark green

measuring 157 mm (w) x 237 mm (h)

within blue enamelled ring

United Kingdom. A North West Canada Medal 1885, Halifax Rifles Artillery (No. 1 Company, Halifax Provincial Battalion) consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the underside with field grey(CORPl C. H. ADAMS. H. R. A.:). Naming is engraved in block capitals, inverted. Pitted, bruised, edge nicks, replacement ribbon, better than fine. Footnote: The Halifax Provincial Battalion was assigned garrison duty along the Canadian Pacific Railway main line that stretched across the prairies. After a short stay in Winnipeg, the battalion was broken into four components and sent to Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Saskatchewan Landing and Medicine Hat.