A First War Medal To The 58Th Canadian Infantry Newly Listed before closing out his Army

before closing out his Army career at GSO 2 DMI in Ottawa

as NSB membership was considered incompatible with employment in government

it could also be awarded for merit in war

made and sold ten different models of patriotic pieces

metal gilded insignia on red cotton (small damage at the bottom of one tab)

A First War Medal To The 58Th Canadian Infantry Newly Listed before closing out his Army(189541 PTE. H. R. ROBERTS. 58 CAN. INF.). Naming is officially impressed. Original ribbon, very dark patina, edge nicks, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: Herbert Ray Roberts was born on December 29, 1897 in Sparta, Elgin County, Ontario. He was a resident of Aylmer, Ontario when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (189541) with the 91st Infantry Battalion "Elgin Battalion" on December 4, 1915 in St. Thomas, Ontario, at the age