Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class Republic of The 7th Battalion "1st British

The 7th Battalion "1st British Columbia Regiment" was raised in British Columbia and mobilized at Camp Valcartier

and black cotton

Rowe was married to Pearl Ruth in Toronto prior to heading overseas in 1942

passing away in 1965)

within a stylized belt and buckle bearing a raised inscription of “MERENTI” (“MERIT”)

Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross I Class Republic of The 7th Battalion "1st British(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 20 March 1918 by Duke Ernst August. (1918 issue). Constructed of bronze, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central monogram of Duke Ernst August, flanked by oak leaves, topped by a crown, and situated above a date of 1914, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 40. 36 mm (w) x 40. 55 mm (h), weighing 20. 5 grams, an award piece