Material Type

Artifact

Date Range From

1919

Date Range To

1925

Materials

SILVER

No. Pieces

2

Height

1.2

Length

2.2

Width

1.7

Description

STERLING SILVER LAPEL PIN WITH THREADED BACKING. CREST SHAPED, WITH CROWN AT TOP. AT CENTRE IS WHITE ENAMELED MAPLE-LEAF SHAPE WITH LETTERS "G.W.V." PRINTED. BLUE AND RED ENAMELED STRIPES RADIATE FROM CENTRE. BACK OF PIN ENGRAVED WITH "STERLING 78205". REVERSE OF BACKING ENGRAVED "THE VICTORY PATENTED".

Subjects

ADORNMENT

Historical Association

MILITARY

History

DONATED TO LEGION BY UNKNOWN DONOR, THEN TO MUSEUM BY LEGION. HISTORY AND USE UNKNOWN. SEE P19970073001-GA FOR HISTORY OF COLLECTION. THE GREAT WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION WAS THE LARGEST AND MOST VOCAL OF SEVERAL VETERANS GROUPS TO EMERGE FROM THE FIRST WORLD WAR. TO HELP REINTEGRATE SERVICE PERSONNEL INTO CIVILIAN LIFE, A LOCAL BRANCH WAS ORGANIZED IN MARCH 1917. THE CLUB WAS HOUSED IN THE FORMER LAND TITLES BUILDING, FURNISHED WITH A BILLIARD TABLE, READING ROOM, DINING ROOM, AND OTHER FACILITIES. IN ADDITION TO LOBBYING FOR VETERANS’ INTERESTS, THE GWVA HELD CONCERTS, ORGANIZED REMEMBRANCE PARADES, AND PROVIDED RELIEF TO RETURNED MEN AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN 1925 THE GWVA AMALGAMATED WITH OTHER VETERANS’ GROUPS TO FORM THE CANADIAN LEGION, BRITISH EMPIRE SERVICE LEAGUE. LETHBRIDGE’S GWVA BRANCH WAS GRANTED THE LEGION CHARTER IN 1926 AND BECAME KNOWN AS BRANCH NO. 4.

Catalogue Number

P19970073051

Acquisition Date

1997-08

Collection

Museum

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