Austria, Empire. An Officer Portrait Printing Plate Auction (Croix d'Honneur de l'Œuvre Humanitaire

(Croix d'Honneur de l'Œuvre Humanitaire

Barnes was serving with the 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion

a Canada's New Army Booklet

consisting of a silver-gilded multi-rayed beaded star with superposed finely enameled four-armed cross with gilt framing

the son of James Alexander Catto and Edith Caroline Catto (nee Ellison)

Austria, Empire. An Officer Portrait Printing Plate Auction (Croix d'Honneur de l'Œuvre HumanitaireIn copper, obverse with the etched image of an Austrian officer wearing two medals suspended from triangular ribbons on his left breast, the image in reverse for printing purposes, reverse stamped "JUERY. R: St JACQUES. No. 45.", 77 mm x 95 mm, extremely fine.