A Marine Corps Expert Rifleman Marksmanship Badge Named To Private Wilfred H. Knoll Archive he may have tried to

he may have tried to enlist early on but was turned back simply because the then understaffed RCAF was not yet in a position to handle a full-fledged recruitment program

He was saved by the gallant effort of an Australian Air Force POW

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Order of the Bath in gold

A Marine Corps Expert Rifleman Marksmanship Badge Named To Private Wilfred H. Knoll Archive he may have tried toBadge with a two piece construction, silvered silver, name engraved "WILFRED H. KNOLL" on the reverse, 30. 2 mm x 35. 5 mm, suspended from a 5. 8 mm x 50. 5 mm, hanger inscribed "EXPERT RIFLEMAN" with pinback, hanger date engraved "MAY 19 1908" on the reverse, scattered silvering wear, near extremely fine. Accompanied by his Expert Rifleman's Award Certificate (numbered "144", dated September 29, 1908 at Washington, D. C., stating that Knoll qualified