Canada, Dominion. A 3Rd Battalion, Victoria Rifles Of Canada Helmet Plate With King's Crown, C.1910 Auction He was appointed Acting Sergeant

He was appointed Acting Sergeant on June 8

his gallantry as detailed in the following citation won him the Victoria Cross: "For most conspicuous bravery and skilful handling of the troops under his command during the capture and consolidation of considerably more than the objectives allotted to him

He is confirmed on the First World War muster roll of the Royal Air Force and survived the conflict

the obverse centrepiece with one star designating it as the Fourth Republic version

in the Ypres Salient particularly on April 4th to 7th

Canada, Dominion. A 3Rd Battalion, Victoria Rifles Of Canada Helmet Plate With King's Crown, C.1910 Auction He was appointed Acting SergeantIn silver, frosted and maker marked "J. R. GAUNT MONTREAL MADE IN ENGLAND" on the reverse, measuring 64. 5 mm (w) x 115 mm (h), accompanying support plate in silver with a dark patina, all three screwposts intact, one of which has a hexagon shaped nut affixed, exhibiting spotting on the obverse, tarnishing present on the support plate, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Victoria Rifles of Canada was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army that