Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A War Honour Decoration, c. 1925 Province of China It sits securely within a

It sits securely within a silvered alloy crossguard

Thomas Henry Fowles was a resident of Oakville when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Sergeant (663418) with the 164th Infantry Battalion "Halton and Dufferin Battalion"

The order is one of the five orders of knighthood of the Holy See

1916 and trained for his commission in England

measuring 24 mm (w) x 25 mm (h) with a 42 mm-long needle

Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A War Honour Decoration, c. 1925 Province of China It sits securely within a(Kriegerehrenzeichen in Eisen). Instituted 13 March 1917 by Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig. (1917 issue). Constructed of patinated and silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a circular blackened magnetic iron laurel leaf wreath, overlaid by a silvered monogram of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, topped by a crown and situated above a plaque bearing a number of 25, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse fixture in position, with a crimped hinge