Germany, Hj. A Pair Of Hj Oberbann Shoulder Straps Auction Instituted on 13 September 1915

Instituted on 13 September 1915

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Leeds and Grenville Counties of Ontario

with two Gold Orders

By that time of the war it was more common for pilot recipients to receive only the document

Pope Boniface VII instituted the first Christian Jubilee in 1300 through the Papal Bull "Antiquorum Fida Relatio" and the tradition continues

Germany, Hj. A Pair Of Hj Oberbann Shoulder Straps Auction Instituted on 13 September 1915(HJ Schulterklappen). Constructed of tan coloured cotton twill, trimmed with red woven piping, each bearing a machine embroidered red unit number of 284 and two silvered bronze rank pips, with a reinforced buttonhole, unmarked, measuring 40 mm (w) x 120 mm (l), in very fine condition.