Canada, Commonwealth. A Second War Memorial Cross to Captain Gannon Archive in lower Bavaria

in lower Bavaria

denoting the Guardia Civil (Civil Guard)

the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross on 28

The firing of Seeley's battery was splendid

These were issued to Marshal Philippe Pétain's personal bodyguards

Canada, Commonwealth. A Second War Memorial Cross to Captain Gannon Archive in lower BavariaA Memorial Cross, in silver, reverse engraved LIEUT. J. P. GANNON, reverse marked BIRKS and STERLING on the 6 oclock arm, worn on a purple ribbon, light wear and loss of silvering to the reverse, remains very fine. Footnote: Joseph Patrick Gannon was born in Philipston, Ontario in 1889. He was residing in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and working as a merchant, when he enlisted for the First War in March 1915. In April 1916, he was commissioned as an