Canada. A British War Medal, 73Rd Infantry Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Brigade Auction measuring 61 mm (w) x

measuring 61 mm (w) x 75

15 RECRUITING CENTRE MONCTON N

England on June 11

Royal Canadian Air Force was born in Moose Jaw

flanked by crossed swords on either side

Canada. A British War Medal, 73Rd Infantry Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Brigade Auction measuring 61 mm (w) x(690991 CPL. N. E. BURMISTER. C. M. G. BDE.). Naming is officially impressed. Contact marks, edge nicks, replacement ribbon, very fine. Footnote: Norman Echartt Burmister was born on September 22, 1897 in Collingwood, Ontario, the son of William Burmister and Margaret Burmister. He was a resident of Collingwood when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (690991) with the 173rd Infantry Battalion "Canadian Highlanders", on June 27, 1916 at