Canada, CEF. A First War Carved Swagger Stick from Lake Mara Internment Camp Republic of Footnote: The Order of Civil

Footnote: The Order of Civil Merit was established by King Alfonso XIII of Spain

including an early set of Heer Infantry Enlisted straps

Photograph of Heinrich Starke

unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a “straight G” variant produced by Steinhauer & Lück

Canada, CEF. A First War Carved Swagger Stick from Lake Mara Internment Camp Republic of Footnote: The Order of CivilA swagger stick of carved wood featuring a decorative snake spiraling up the staff, engraved R. M. HARVEY Y. M. C. A SEC Y. INT. CAMP MARA LAKE B. C., measures 74 cm in length x 3. 2 cm across the width of the handle, exhibiting light wear, remains in very fine condition Footnote: The Mara Lake internment camp was located between Vernon and Sicamous in British Columbia during the First World War. It housed enemy aliens, particularly those of Ukrainian