A First War 42Nd Battalion "Royal Highlanders Of Canada" Badge GTRexclude one year to the day

one year to the day of his enlistment

Here the General could make good use of his wartime experiences

succeeded by Arthur McDonald

The Green Howards

Footnote: George Fettis Bowden was born in 1882 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne

A First War 42Nd Battalion "Royal Highlanders Of Canada" Badge GTRexclude one year to the dayA First War 42nd Battalion "Royal Highlanders of Canada" Badge Browning copper, unmarked, 56. 8 mm x 72. 5 mm, intact lugs, residue in the recessed areas, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Montreal, Quebec under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1, 1915. The headquarters on mobilization was also Montreal. The Battalion sailed June 10, 1915 with a strength of 45 officers and 978 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel