Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A War Medal, Galipoli Star Newly Listed The 79th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba

The 79th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Battalion" was raised in Manitoba and mobilized at Brandon

suspended from a strap sewn in place to its original ribbon

Black Grade (black paint on iron

and had similar organizations

on February 8

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A War Medal, Galipoli Star Newly Listed The 79th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba(Harp Madalyas). Instituted in 1915. Cast metal with red patination, Turkish made, ball finials on the tips of the star points, measuring 55. 3 mm (w) x 53. 7 mm (h), brass suspension bar placed on the reverse, very light crazing evident in the red patination on the star point at 5 o'clock, the remaining patination intact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Gallipolli Star was a military decoration awarded by the Ottoman Empire. It is also known as