He enlisted as a Signalman with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals on October 26
518 Ethiopian combat personnel served with the first three battalions during the war
Constructed of silver with glass
showing tearing threads
original ribbon suspended from a hanger inscribed "CANADIAN RUGBY" with pinback
Russia, Soviet Union. An Order Of The Patriotic War Veterans Award Group Newly Listed He enlisted as a SignalmanOrder of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class, Type 2 (silver with red and white enamels, Gold hammer and sickle, concave reverse, Monetny Dvor mint marked and number engraved "687360" on the reverse, 43. 5 mm (w) x 45. 7 mm (h), screwback); Order of the Red Star, Type 2 (silver with red enamels, concave reverse, Monetny Dvor mint marked and number engraved "1047547" on the reverse, 49. 3 mm (w) x 47. 5 mm (h), screwback); Order of the Red Star, Type 2