Fred Borgmann Posted April 7, 2020 Share #1 Posted April 7, 2020 Almost every time I run into one of these medals it is unlisted and I have a fairly large listing of the known Canadian local issue medals. This one is from Neudorf, Sask. and is named to A. McHardy. The medal is a 10k gold pin back. The design type is the most common of a soldier with rifle and flag background mounted on a beaver top shield. This probably indicates a small town that could not afford any medals not of a stock design. Also Canadian gold medals do not usually indicate a posthumous award as in the United States issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamski Posted April 7, 2020 Share #2 Posted April 7, 2020 Pretty slick! Those have to be pretty scarce. Thanks for sharing. -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Borgmann Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted April 7, 2020 Thanks Ski, Neudorf is so small it is not listed in my Geographical dictionary. On google there is a village listing of less than 300 people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vix Steel Posted April 8, 2020 Share #4 Posted April 8, 2020 Nice lil medal. Andrew McHardy, looks like he was wounded in action, shot in the right arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Borgmann Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted April 15, 2020 Thanks Vix! That was a common injury during the Boer War also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger44 Posted January 18, 2021 Share #6 Posted January 18, 2021 Very nice, not too many of these would exist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Borgmann Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share #7 Posted December 21, 2021 Thanks Ranger 44, in the USA gold medals are usually for next of kin while in Canada gold medals were often for regular WWI service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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