A First War Trench Art Tray To Lieutenant-Colonel William George Barker Vc, Dso & Bar, Mc & Two Bars GTRexclude He joined the 43rd Canadian

He joined the 43rd Canadian Highlander Battalion

measures approximately 26cm (10”) x 13cm (5 ½”)

mark Birks

silvering wear evident on the Long Service Cross and Medal

Accompanied by a Canadian Army Service Corps Cap Badge (browning copper

A First War Trench Art Tray To Lieutenant-Colonel William George Barker Vc, Dso & Bar, Mc & Two Bars GTRexclude He joined the 43rd CanadianTo the "the most decorated war hero in the history of Canada, the British Empire, and the Commonwealth of Nations": Silvered copper, with a silvered copper 1918 British One Penny coin embedded in the base, engraved "October 27, 1918 France R. F. C. No. 201 Squadron W. G. Barker" below the rim on the exterior, 82. 5 mm in diameter x 22. 5 mm in height, contact marks and service wear, very fine. Accompanied by four Photographs of the Ashtray (black and