British War Medal -Canadian Infantry WWI 1914-1918 PTE R.R.C. Demont Morency

WWI: British War Medal

Name: Pte. R.R.C. Demont Morency - Born 1895-06-18, Served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)

Regimental Number: 3310722

Date: 1914-1918

Metal: Silver

Size: Large - 36mm

Design: (Obverse) the uncrowned left-facing profile of King George V by Sir Bertram Mackennal. (Reverse) St George on Powers and a skull and cross-bones, the emblems of death. Above, the sun has risen in victory. The figure in mounted on horseback to symbolise man's mind controlling force of greater strenght than his own, and thus alludes to the scientific and mechanical appliances which helped to win the war.