Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Heinrich Böker & Co. Auction Archive They were executed by firing

They were executed by firing squad on September 21

The Battalion was redesignated the "47th Western Ontario Battalion" in February 1918

as part of the 2nd Flotilla in the Grand Fleet

Second Lieutenant Childers continued his advance toward a house farther up the hill

Germany, Hj. A Member’s Knife, By Heinrich Böker & Co. Auction Archive They were executed by firing(HJ Fahrtenmesser). A HJ members knife, measuring 245 mm in total length. It features a 140 mm long magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge. Acid etched onto the obverse of the blade is a cursive inscription of BLUT UND EHRE! (BLOOD AND HONOUR!), while the reverse bears a makers mark of HEINR. BKER & CO., SOLINGEN, flanked by the firms tree logo. The blade sits securely within a one piece, nickel plated magnetic metal hilt with a