In pickled copper, maker marked "R.J. INGLIS LIMITED" on the reverse, measuring 37.7 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), both lugs intact, scattered wear in the pickling, contact marks, very fine.
Footnote: The 61st Infantry Battalion was raised and mobilized in Winnipeg, Manitoba under the authority of G.O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed from Canada on April 5, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel F.J. Murray with a strength of 37 officers and 1,091 other ranks, arriving in Liverpool, England on the 12th. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 11th Reserve Battalion. It was disbanded on September 15, 1920.

