Memorial Cross - Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal Auction light contact with gilt loss

light contact with gilt loss

for nearly 25 years

also trimmed in gold bullion wire

which held up the departure of the White Star liner Baltic

Memorial Cross - Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal Auction light contact with gilt lossGV (E. 101653 PTE. E. DESBIENS). Naming is officially engraved, extremely fine. Accompanied by copies of his Attestation Paper and Service Records. Footnote: Born at April 11th 1918 at Megnantic, Quebec, Elie Desbiens enlisted with the Canadian Army on September 27th 1943 at Levis having been working as a shipbuilder. Fighting with Les Fusiliers Mont Royal, Desbiens was killed in action July 28th 1944 during the allies drive towards Caen. He is buried