The Essex Scottish Regimental Departure Banner Auction near Ieper

near Ieper

An Austrian War Cross for Civil Merit

The spike and metal base are affixed with four metal split pins evident on the interior

The Reverend Edward Charles Woolridge Powell attained the the rank of Chaplain 3rd Class on 11 November 1917

The Essex Scottish Regimental Departure Banner Auction near IeperFabricated of painted heavy canvas, double sided, 57x32 inches, with rope weight at bottom, and original pine rod for hanging, colours remain bright, very fine. Footnote: In our opinion, this is likely a departure banner, once displayed in the city of Windsor, Ontario. The Essex Scottish suffered the most casualties of any Canadian regiment during the Second War.