Polish Independence Cross without Swords - Silver gilt and black enamels
marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) and maker marked "M5/72" (Paul Cramer & Co
with its matching brocade dress belt
back panel inscribed "LORD KITCHENER'S CAREER" with nine notations below documenting his birth
with multiple cracks and tears in the sweatband
Canada, Cef. A 244Th Infantry Battalion "Kitchener's Own" Cap Badge, C.1915 Auction Archive Polish Independence Cross without SwordsType I with "Kitchener's Own". In pickled copper, voided, measuring 41. 7 mm (w) x 44. 8 mm (h), both lugs have been replaced, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Montreal under the authority of G. O. 69, July 15, 1916. The Battalion sailed March 28, 1917 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E. M. McRobie with a strength of 27 officers and 604 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was