A First War 134Th Infantry Battalion "48Th Highlanders" Glengarry Badge Auction The Order of Medjidie (Mecidiye)

The Order of Medjidie (Mecidiye)

Although no definitive date is stated

a Luftwaffe Long Service Medal

Kurt Pflugbeil was captured by Soviet troops in the Courland Pocket in 1945

A First War 134Th Infantry Battalion "48Th Highlanders" Glengarry Badge Auction The Order of Medjidie (Mecidiye)Canada; Browning copper, voided, maker marked "ELLIS BROS TORONTO" on the reverse, 46. 5 mm (w) x 58 mm (h), intact lugs and pin, green oxidation evident on the obverse, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto, Ontario under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed August 9, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. A. Miller with a strength of 32 officers and 1,078 other ranks.