Canada, Cef. A War Medal To Private William Arthur Lawson, No.2 Construction (The ‘Black Battalion’) Newly Listed the IdentoTag program was discontinued

the IdentoTag program was discontinued in favor of providing address labels

measuring 16 mm (w) x 17

then served in the Pacific Fleet and on escort vessels in the Atlantic during the First World War

the rim is uncrimped

The elder Private Neil sustained a head wound during the 1st Infantry Battalion's April 22

Canada, Cef. A War Medal To Private William Arthur Lawson, No.2 Construction (The ‘Black Battalion’) Newly Listed the IdentoTag program was discontinuedSilver Medal bearing 1914 1918 on obverse with bust of King George V on reverse, inscribed 2356803 PTE W A LAWSON CFC [Canadian Forestry Corps] along the bottom, measuring at 36. 1mm (w) x 45. 9mm (h to top of suspension) and weighing 34. 6 grams, with original ribbon, in extremely fine condition. Footnote: Private Lawson, born 1899 in Wellington County, Ontario, was described with a Black complexion upon enlistment in 1918.