Canada. A British War Medal, 73Rd Infantry Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Brigade Auction flanked by crossed swords on

flanked by crossed swords on either side

15 RECRUITING CENTRE MONCTON N

England on June 11

Marked 800 Silver - Silver frame with iron core

Canada. A British War Medal, 73Rd Infantry Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Brigade Auction flanked by crossed swords on(690991 CPL. N. E. BURMISTER. C. M. G. BDE.). Naming is officially impressed. Contact marks, edge nicks, replacement ribbon, very fine. Footnote: Norman Echartt Burmister was born on September 22, 1897 in Collingwood, Ontario, the son of William Burmister and Margaret Burmister. He was a resident of Collingwood when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (690991) with the 173rd Infantry Battalion "Canadian Highlanders", on June 27, 1916 at