Newfoundland Volunteer War Service Medal Archive 1917 with a gun shot

1917 with a gun shot wound to his head

in large capitals

At the beginning of December 1917

36mm x 52mm

when such devices were usued in absence of official badges that were either not available or not being issued

Newfoundland Volunteer War Service Medal Archive 1917 with a gun shotBronze, 37 mm, impressed on rim "3836", nice patina, extremely fine. In hardshelled case of issue, maker marked Royal Mint, with additional ribbon. RARE. Footnote: While the Second World War was being fought, Newfoundland was still a seperate British colony and did not enter Canadian Confederation until 1949. Consequently, Newfoundland servicemen did not qualify for the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal. This deficiency was not remedied until July