A 63Rd Halifax Regiment (Halifax Rifles) Shoulder Belt Plate Newly Listed A Second War Defence Medal

A Second War Defence Medal - Silver

He remained with the same vessel until the end of the war

with all the accessories remaining fully intact

from the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914 until early 1916

500 offered by Sir Charles Wakefield to the first gun crew to shoot down a Zeppelin on domestic soil

A 63Rd Halifax Regiment (Halifax Rifles) Shoulder Belt Plate Newly Listed A Second War Defence MedalBronze gilt, illustrating an eight pointed starburst with a stringed bugle, a maple leaf in the centre of the bugle inscribed "CANADA", the number 63 with a ribbon banner inscribed CEDE NULLIS above, surrounded by a wreath of maple leaves and surmounted by a Tudor Crown with the ribbon banner inscribed "HALIFAX RIFLES", 83 mm x 103. 2 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine.