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Canada Gold WWI Service Medal


Fred Borgmann
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Fred Borgmann

Markdale, Ont. Canada WWI Service medal named to Corp. A. H. Noble. This is a 10k gold medal of four piece construction consisting of a crowned city coat of arms and a curved ribbon with “CANADA” mounted on a beaver top cross which, in turn, is mounted on a maple leaf wreath. The reverse of the cross part is inscribed “PRESENTED TO CPL A. H. NOBLE BY THE CITIZENS OF MARKDALE FOR GALLANT SERVICES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18”. The man’s name and city name are engraved. The medal is 40.5 x 46.3mm in size and weighs 13.12 grams.

 

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Fred Borgmann

Thanks Ski, there are a lot of local issue Canadian "Welcome Home" medals as they call them. Most are gold and unlike the similar medals issued in the USA , gold does not imply next of kin in Canada.

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