Russia, Imperial. A First War Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle United Republic of A German Fire Fighters Union

A German Fire Fighters Union Twenty-Five Year Service Medal - Silvered bronze and black enamels

but would be fit for Home Service by the time he returned to Canada

Promotion Day Tag - Two layers pressed card

who was widowed after a short time and with whom he had a daughter

Ontario in 1882 and worked as a carpenter prior to enlisting in the CEF in September 1916

Russia, Imperial. A First War Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle United Republic of A German Fire Fighters UnionIn brass, embossed with the two headed eagle lesser coat of arms used between 1883 and 1917, measuring 83 mm (w) x 53 mm (h), intact loop and clip, spotting, light contact, slightly undulated, near very fine.