Wwi Two Merchant Marine Pins Archive Footnote: Sidney Wilfred Hicks was

Footnote: Sidney Wilfred Hicks was born on December 29

Footnote: The Victorian Mounted Rifles (VMR) was a regiment composed of Australian forces that served in the Second Boer War

1902 and signed his Attestation Paper on July 17

gold grade (gilded)

pin marked “ C

Wwi Two Merchant Marine Pins Archive Footnote: Sidney Wilfred Hicks wasWWI Two Merchant Marine Pins First pin is silver with 25 glass stones, unmarked, 14. 2 mm x 23. 8 mm, horizontal pinback, missing one stone. Second pin is bronze gilt and green enamels, marked with a hallmark flanked by a "G" and "F" and maker marked "BIRKS" on the reverse, 17. 5 mm x 26. 6 mm, horizontal pinback, gilt wear on the reverse. Light contact, very fine.