Canada, Dominion. A 3rd Regiment Victoria Rifles Of Canada Shoulder Belt Plate, C.1910 Buy Now On 2 September 1916 he

On 2 September 1916 he was wounded in action (slight wound to the back) on the Pozieres Ridge

36 mm (h - inclusive of ornamented loop suspension)

The Infantry Regiment 169 distinguished itself in the particular through its exemplary defense of the Marienhoehe and the heights to the north-west of the Gesnes

trimmed with hand-embroidered gold bullion wire piping

Private Sweeney suffered a Gun Shot Wound (Shrapnel) to his right chest during the Battle of Passchendaele (AKA Third Battle of Ypres) on October 31

Canada, Dominion. A 3rd Regiment Victoria Rifles Of Canada Shoulder Belt Plate, C.1910 Buy Now On 2 September 1916 heIn blackened brass, the insignia surmounted by a Tudor crown, measuring 65. 5 mm (w) x 115. 5 mm (h), all three lugs intact, scattered blackening wear, near extremely fine.