Memorial Cross - Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal Auction also trimmed in gold bullion

also trimmed in gold bullion wire

000 of which were killed

which held up the departure of the White Star liner Baltic

ribbons stitched together on their reverses for suspension

Memorial Cross - Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal Auction also trimmed in gold bullionGV (E. 101653 PTE. E. DESBIENS). Naming is officially engraved, extremely fine. Accompanied by copies of his Attestation Paper and Service Records. Footnote: Born at April 11th 1918 at Megnantic, Quebec, Elie Desbiens enlisted with the Canadian Army on September 27th 1943 at Levis having been working as a shipbuilder. Fighting with Les Fusiliers Mont Royal, Desbiens was killed in action July 28th 1944 during the allies drive towards Caen. He is buried