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1985.002.006a
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1985.002
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Match Box case - H L Henderson, Cambrai
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72nd BATTALION CEF, SH of C
72e BATAILLON CEF, SH de C
Match Box case - "H L Henderson Cambrai
Aluminum (handmade) match box case engraved "H L Henderson Cambrai / Mons / Foch's Big Drive 1918 with matchbox Eddy's matches, "Don't Argue - Con Jones Sells Fresh Tobacco, Con Jones, Vancouver, BC.
This match box case belonged to Pte. Harold Leslie Henderson # 1015808 of the 231st and 72nd Battalions, CEF. He arrived in France on 1 August, 1917 and was invalided sick on 12 December, 1918.
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