Canada, CEF. A First War Carved Swagger Stick from Lake Mara Internment Camp Republic of marked "O & C Ges

marked "O & C Ges

Photograph of Heinrich Starke

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

measuring approximately 18 mm in interior diameter

Canada, CEF. A First War Carved Swagger Stick from Lake Mara Internment Camp Republic of marked "O & C GesA 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