Memorial Cross - Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal Newly Listed 61mm in diameter

61mm in diameter

after having been discharged from the 3rd Canadian Convalescent Depot

8266 aircraft crashed at 14:30 in Puslinch Township

1917: "As a Corps Squadron Commander from the beginning of June 1917 till this date

the fasces exhibiting nice detail and light contact

Memorial Cross - Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal Newly Listed 61mm in diameterGV (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