not 1896 as per the CEF Attestation Paper stated birth
NORTH WEST FRONTIER 1930-31 (TC 29720 DVR
A & B Battery sailed from Quebec on October 3
the Battalion was re-designated the 2nd Battalion
front cover with the gilt Imperial double-headed eagle coat-of-arms (the version used after 1883) and silvered type in Russian inscribed "СВ
Netherlands. A Civilian Star For Loyalty And Merit, Bronze Star Archive not 1896 as per theNetherlands; Four piece construction, bronze with blue enamels, unmarked, 50. 5 mm (w) x 56. 8 mm (h) inclusive of its ball suspension, original ribbon with safety pin attachment, green oxidation evident on bronze base on the obverse, chipping evident in the blue enamels on the reverse, very fine. Footnote: The Star for Loyalty and Merit was a civilian award established on January 1, 1894 by Governor General Carel Herman Aart van der Wijck of the