SEAR CAN:A
British War Medal (85779 GNR
1916 with the 149th Battalion
5 mm (h - inclusive of its wreath suspension)
obverse illustrating the crowned Kingdom of Sardinia coat-of-arms surrounded by the inscription "3° REGGIMENTO GRANATIERI DI SARDEGNA"
Canada. A Victory Medal, To Barclay Evelyn Walton, 29Th Infantry Battalion, 44Th Infantry Battalion, Killed In Action During The Battle Of Hill 70 Hold SEAR CAN:A(422550 PTE. B. E. WALTON. 29 CAN. INF.). Naming is officially impressed. Contact marks, scattered gilt wear, replacement ribbon, very fine. Footnote: Barclay Evelyn Walton was born on June 28, 1888 on the island of Barbados in the British West Indies, the son of Mary Walton. He was a resident of Winnipeg, Manitoba when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (422550) with the 44th Infantry Battalion, on January 1, 1915 in Winnipeg, at the age of