Canada, Cef. A War Medal To Private Harold States, No.2 Construction (The ‘Black Battalion’) Hold surmounted by a suspension ring

surmounted by a suspension ring at 12 o’clock

Finely leather bound with pleasing wear

Service and Serial Number 12 747 927

engraved in italic capitals on the Boer War pair

1918 between the Allies and Germany (AKA the Armistice of Compiègne after the location in which it was signed) that ended the fighting on the Western Front

Canada, Cef. A War Medal To Private Harold States, No.2 Construction (The ‘Black Battalion’) Hold surmounted by a suspension ringSilver Medal bearing 1914 1918 on obverse with bust of King George V on reverse, inscribed 931178 PTE H. STATES CFC [Canadian Forestry Corps] along the bottom, measuring at 36. 1mm (w) x 49. 9mm (h to top of suspension) and weighing 33. 0 grams, in extremely fine condition. Footnote: Private States, born 1898 in Mapleton, Nova Scotia, was described with a Black complexion upon enlistment in 1916.