AAB" inside the left glove
he was appointed to the Cruiser H
A Swedish Order of the Sword - In silver with finely enamelled centrepiece on the obverse
The Battalion sailed September 19
The leather backstrap has a small brass buckle enabling it to be functional as a chin strap
A First War Rfc Sidcot Flying Suit Worn By Canadian Pilot Newly Listed AAB" inside the left gloveA First War RFC Sidcot Flying Suit Worn by Canadian Pilot (British made, developed late in 1916 by Sidney Cotton, (thus the abbreviated name "Sidcot" and was used by the British, French, and later, American Air Services: service members found that the leather flying coats in use were simply not protective enough for the piercing cold of the high altitudes, often as high as 20,000 22,000 feet, thus a one piece flying suit was found more protective),