Canada, Commonwealth. A Birks Memorial, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry & Dieppe Casualty Archive A 1929 Lut Jirga Medal

A 1929 Lut Jirga Medal - In silver

England on July 29

followed by a commissioning in the Royal Canadian Air Force upon graduation on July 5

Documents include his Military Pass featuring German pilot Friedrich Schrader’s vital information

A textbook example of a 25-Year Long Service membership badge of the “Deutscher Kriegerbund” Veteran’s Organization

Canada, Commonwealth. A Birks Memorial, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry & Dieppe Casualty Archive A 1929 Lut Jirga MedalSterling silver, officially engraved (PTE. C. W. MCBRIDE R. H. L. I. DIED IN HIS COUNTRY'S SERVICE 19 AUG. 1942), 14. 5 mm x 67 mm, extremely fine. Footnote: Clarence Wilson McBride was born on November 13, 1920, the son of May McBride of Toronto, Ontario. He was a Private (B66613) with the 1st Battalion, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (his service number acknowledged as B 37609 on the RHLI website), when he was Killed in Action during the Dieppe Raid