Canada. A 1914-15 Star to the 13th Infantry Battalion "Royal Highlanders of Canada"

(24761 PTE. C. SAGGERS 13 CAN.INF.). Naming is officially impressed, a faint "1" widowed above the "2" in "24761", the "T" impressed over a second "P" in "PTE", a widowed apostrophe above the "R" in "SAGGERS". Replacement ribbon, green oxidation evident on the obverse, very fine. Footnote: Charles Saggers was born on October 9, 1889 in Stanstead Abbots, Hertfordshire, England. He had served for two years as a Private (913) with the 5th Regiment, Royal Highlanders of Canada, when they were mobilized for First World War service in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Saggers signed his CEF Attestation Paper as a Private (24761) with the 13th Infantry Battalion "Royal Highlanders of Canada", on September 23, 1914 at Valcartier Camp, at the age of 24, naming his next-of-kin as his mother, Elisa Saggers of Stanstead Abbots, stating that he had two years' previous service with the 5th Regiment, Royal Highlanders of Canada, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Cook. During his medical examination, the doctor noted that Saggers had scars on his left index finger and just below the right knee. The 13th Infantry Battalion "Royal Highlanders of Canada" was raised in Quebec and Nova Scotia with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P.C.O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel F.O.W. Loomis with a strength of 45 officers and 1,112 other ranks. Saggers served with the Battalion in France and Belgium with the 3rd Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division. He returned to Canada, possibly having been wounded and issued another service number (7939). Saggers, now married with a daughter, was a resident of Montreal, Quebec, when he signed a second CEF Attestation Paper as a Private (841340) with the 148th Infantry Battalion, on February 2, 1916 in Montreal, at the age of 26, naming his next-of-kin as his wife, Mrs. C. Saggers of Montreal, stating that he had two years' previous service with the 5th Regiment, Royal Highlanders of Canada and that he had served at the front with the 13th Infantry Battalion "Royal Highlanders of Canada", that he was married with one child and that his trade was that of Chauffeur. During his medical examination, the doctor noted that Saggers had a scar just below his right knee and also on the left arm, possibly from a previous injury incurred during his stint with the 13th Infantry Battalion in the French and Belgian theatre. The 148th Infantry Battalion was raised in the Montreal area of Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Montreal under the authority of G.O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed September 27, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel A.A. McGee with a strength of 32 officers and 953 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 20th Reserve Battalion. Private Charles Saggers survived the war, credited with having served in Canada, England and France. For his First World War service, he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal, and during his time in the military, he is on record as having been issued four service numbers.