waist size stamped in white ink "32 34" beside the patch
on loop from its period original ribbon with “METZ” campaign clasp
maker marked inside the phoenix on the reverse
on a black wool backer glued and sewn onto a standard buckram core
eyelet at the shoulder end for placement of the button
Canada, CEF. A First War Princess Mary Christmas Tin GTRexclude waist size stamped in whiteIn brass, a large embossed tin featuring a bust of Princess Mary on the lid, along with the names of the allied nations, dated CHRISTMAS 1914, measures 130 mm (w) x 85 mm (l) x 30 mm (d), light wear, slightly bent, very fine. An original British War Medal and Victory Medal cardboard case, named to PTE. W. P. THORPE, light wear, very fine. In pickled copper, a Canada cap badge, lugs replaced on the reverse (pin missing), measures 36. 8 mm (w) x 37. 3