Germany, Heer. An Em/ Nco’s Tropical Belt Buckle, By Ernst Schneider Hold 1868 at Ottawa

1868 at Ottawa

In the official Court of Inquiry in the Field Report

2 Canadian Field Ambulance also noting that McTurk was "consciuous of (his) heart and is not breathless"

so he was allocated to the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps (RCIC)

Germany, Heer. An Em/ Nco’s Tropical Belt Buckle, By Ernst Schneider Hold 1868 at Ottawa(Heer Tropen Grtelschnalle). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse bearing a central raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, within a ribbed ring bearing a raised inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD IS WITH US) and oak branches, the reverse with a loop and dual attachment prongs, maker marked ESL 41 for Ernst Schneider, Ldenscheid, measuring 64 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), with some loss of finish evident, in overall near