Canada, CEF. A Pocket Watch presented to First War Soldier Private James Wilfred Columbus visually-hidden with neck ribbon storage compartment

with neck ribbon storage compartment below

an extraordinary sash badge in silver consisting of a faceted multi-rayed five-pointed star with hand chiseled details

" He was invalided to England on May 25

the Commander-in-Chief Malta

Canada, CEF. A Pocket Watch presented to First War Soldier Private James Wilfred Columbus visually-hidden with neck ribbon storage compartmentFunctioning, Gold filled casing, weighing 76. 8 grams inclusive of its chain, the white porcelain face with bold numerals in black, a ring above marked with black rules in intervals of sixty minutes, the hour and minute hands in black, the "6" position obscured by the inset second hand clock with a black secondhand, maker marked "ELGIN" on the face, covered by a glass crystal, large engraved script initials "WC" on the back cover, marked "SOVEREIGN"