WWI British War Medal to the Western Ontario Regiment
WWI British War Medal to the Western Ontario Regiment - (171159 L. CPL. C. MANSER. 18-CAN.INF.). Naming is officially impressed. Dark patina, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: Carroll Henry Manser was born on August 5, 1894 in Thistletown, Ontario (now the Etobicoke area of Toronto). He signed his Attestation Paper with the 83rd Infantry Battalion "Queen's Own Rifles", on August 9, 1915 in Toronto, at the age of 21, naming his next-of-kin as his sister, Mrs. Oliver Burley of Toronto, stating that he had no previous military service, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Clerk. The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G.O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed April 28, 1916 with a strength of 35 officers and 1,081 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel R. Pellatt. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 12th Reserve Battalion. Manser was later transferred to the 18th Infantry Battalion "Western Ontario Regiment".