Canada. A First War Pair, To Private William Henry Harding, Kootenay Battalion, 54th Infantry Battalion United Republic of measuring 43 mm x 63

measuring 43 mm x 63 mm inclusive of its coat-of-arms suspension

The recipient is August Ortner

100mm (3 ¾ inches) in total length

Sapper Howsam embarked for France on August 18

then transferred to Pensacola

Canada. A First War Pair, To Private William Henry Harding, Kootenay Battalion, 54th Infantry Battalion United Republic of measuring 43 mm x 63British War Medal (3110668 PTE. W. H. HARDING. 54 CAN. INF.); and Victory Medal (3110668 PTE. W. H. HARDING. 54 CAN. INF.). Naming is officially impressed. Mounted to a suspension with swing bar pinback, as worn by the veteran, dark patina on the BWM, gilt wear on the VM, contact marks on both, original ribbons, very fine. Footnote: William Henry Harding was born on September 14, 1888 in Toronto, Ontario. He was a resident of Toronto when he was