Services To The State Of Upper Austria Honour Medal Hold he enlisted into the 50th

he enlisted into the 50th (Calgary) Battalion at Victoria in May 1917 - using the alias ‘John Henry Jackson’

It was originally formed as the Royal Naval Division at the outbreak of the war

Footnote: Alexander Russell Gay was born in 1896 in Michigan

Medal for 20 Years Service in the Internal Ministry

this type is described in more details in a book by Stijn David The Glider Pilot Badge

Services To The State Of Upper Austria Honour Medal Hold he enlisted into the 50thServices to the State of Upper Austria Honour Medal Bronze gilt, obverse illustrating the coat of arms of the state of Upper Austria framed by branches of laurel leaves, reverse with a branch of laurel leaves, inscribed "FR VERDIENSTE UM DAS BUNDESLAND" above and "OBERSTERREICH" below, 40. 3 mm, original triangular ribbon with safety pin attachment, mint. Accompanied by its matching stickpin (10. 5 mm, on a 48 mm pin), in its hardshelled case of