Canada. A Medal Pair, 86Th Machine Gun Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Brigade consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac along with three medal ribbons

along with three medal ribbons

MATTHEWS" on the reverse

engraved with dedication of “DR

in use for a short time in the second half of 1941

Canada. A Medal Pair, 86Th Machine Gun Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Brigade consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac along with three medal ribbonsBritish War Medal (174652 PTE. J. OWEN. C. M. G. BDE.); and Victory Medal (174652 PTE. J. OWEN. C. M. G. BDE.). Naming is officially impressed. Dark patina on the BWM, light contact on both, glue residue on the original ribbons from previous board mounting, better than very fine. Footnote: James Owen was born on April 27, 1885 in Bolton, Lancashire, England, later immigrating to Canada. He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (174652) with the