A Queen's South Africa Medal To The Canadian Mounted Rifles Auction 50 mm x 85 mm

50 mm x 85 mm

Silver and gold-coloured bullion

that he had served with the 1st Infantry Battalion (1914-1919) and the 3rd Battalion Engineers CEF in England and France

armband is approximately 13cm (or 5 inches) tall

the regiment’s high degree of success quickly moulded them into a cohesive unit of high morale

A Queen's South Africa Medal To The Canadian Mounted Rifles Auction 50 mm x 85 mmA Queen's South Africa Medal to the Canadian Mounted Rifles 1899 1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (684 Pte. W. F. Conley, Canadian M. R.) a slightly later issue, edge bruising, nearly very fine. Footnote: William Francis Conley was born in Kingston, Ontario. A Plumber & Fitter by occupation and a former member of the 14th P. W. O. R., he attested for the Canadian Yeomanry at Kingston on 24 December 1901. With copied service