Russia, Soviet Union. A Pair of Orders GTRexclude 1895 in Winnipeg and signed

1895 in Winnipeg and signed his Officers' Declaration Paper as a Lieutenant with the 144th Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Rifles"

He was the recipient of the Eastern Front Medal in August 1942

The Japanese characters on the reverse translate to "Kan Teh 7th Year / National Census Commemorative Medal / 10th Month 1st Day"

in pink bakelite

but no evidence of eversion to his foot and that this was causing him no disability

Russia, Soviet Union. A Pair of Orders GTRexclude 1895 in Winnipeg and signedA pair of orders, including: 1. An Order of the Red Banner, Type IV, constructed of a silver with gilt and enamels, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with horizontal pinback, the obverse consisting of gilded circular wreath, joined together at the bottom by a red enameled banner bearing silvered Russian Cyrcillic letters , surrounding a central white enameled medallion overlaid by a bayonet,