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(No. 1211 GUNNER J. MEADE ""B"" BATTERY R.C.A.). Naming is impressed in small capitals, Original ribbon, dark patina, edge nicks, large scratch on the reverse, contact marks, very fine.
Footnote: Gunner Jesse Meade, ""B"" Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery is listed on the medal roll, entitled to the Saskatchewan clasp. He is also acknowledged on the North West Active Service List of Members of the Militia Force 1885 (with claims to ""Grants of Land"" under the provisions of the Act of 1848-49 Victoria, Chapter 73).
This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of world Orders, Medals, and Decorations composed solely by Dr.Goodwin between 1946-1967. Dr. Goodwin had a successful career as an educator and prominent physician in New York as well as actively serving in both World Wars with the United States Medical Corps. He acted as both President and Vice-President of the Orders and Medals Society of America (OMSA) and is responsible for organizing their first convention in 1960. He maintained further membership with the American Society of Military Collectors, the International Orders Research Society, and the American Numismatic Society. His knowledge and passion for history and awards is evident in this meticulously compiled collection that is now available in its entirety for the first time exclusively on eMedals.com.

