Ryder Richardson RNVR
Albert with Miniature Crossed Swords ribbon
retaining a rounded pommel nut which screws in to maintain the dagger’s structural integrity
within a ring of blue enamel bearing gilt dates of “11
obverse illustrating a map of Australia and Tasmania surrounded by the inscription "COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 1908"
Canada, CEF. A 99th Infantry Battalion "Essex Battalion" Cap Badge, Type I Archive Ryder Richardson RNVRIn pickled copper, unmarked, measuring 41 mm (w) x 47. 8 mm (h), both lugs intact, traces of greening evident below the buckle, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Essex County, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Windsor under the authority of G. O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 31, 1916 aboard the S. S. Olympic, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T. B. Welch with a strength of