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Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, Welcome Home 11 years 10 months ago #3873

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TITLE: QUEEN'S OWN RIFLES OF CANADA WELCOME HOME

METAL: GOLD (Tested 18K)

NAMED: PRIVATE L. FULLER

SIZE: 27mm x 29mm

HERN'S CATALOGUE NUMBER: NOT APPLICABLE
HIBBARD'S CATALOGUE NUMBER: NOT APPLICABLE
GEORGE A. BROWN PAGE: NOT APPLICABLE

CASED: NO

CLASSIFICATION: WELCOME HOME (to be worn on watch chain)

DESIGNER: HENRY BIRKS AND SONS

OBVERSE:

MALTESE STYLE CROSS WITH ENAMELED CAP BADGE CREST OF THE QUEENS OWN RIFLES OF CANADA.

REVERSE:

ENGRAVED - PRESENTED / TO / PTE. L. FULLER / ON HIS / RETURN FROM SOUTH AFRICA / BY "K" Co. Q.O.R.

Life Member
Past-President Calgary
Military Historical Society
O.M.R.S. 1591

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Re: Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, Welcome Home 11 years 10 months ago #3875

coldstream Offline Moderator Posts: 2056 Thank you received: 214	Mike This is a special and exquisite item, you must be very proud to own it, one of the "stars" of your collection I would imagine. Paul "From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us."
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Re: Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, Welcome Home 11 years 10 months ago #3877

QSAMIKE Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 5798 Thank you received: 1879	Good Morning Paul..... Yes I do consider it one of my stars..... What I do consider my number one star is located here...... www.angloboerwar.com/index.php?option=co...nformation&Itemid=18 Mike Life Member Past-President Calgary Military Historical Society O.M.R.S. 1591
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Re: Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, Welcome Home 11 years 10 months ago #3878

coldstream Offline Moderator Posts: 2056 Thank you received: 214	Mike So you have a prototype, that must be a very rare beast? Paul QSAMIKE wrote: Good Morning Paul..... Yes I do consider it one of my stars..... What I do consider my number one star is located here...... www.angloboerwar.com/index.php?option=co...nformation&Itemid=18 Mike "From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us."
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Re: Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, Welcome Home 11 years 10 months ago #3879

QSAMIKE Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 5798 Thank you received: 1879	Paul..... If you are a member of OMRS you may find an article I wrote here..... O.M.R.S. Journal, March 2007, Volume 46, No. 1 (274), Page 40 Mike Life Member Past-President Calgary Military Historical Society O.M.R.S. 1591
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Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, Welcome Home 8 years 5 days ago #46267

QSAMIKE Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 5798 Thank you received: 1879	Good Morning Everyone...... Just one more piece of evidence and a bit of a follow up on this tribute medal...... Found on eBay....... Mike Life Member Past-President Calgary Military Historical Society O.M.R.S. 1591 Attachments: The following user(s) said Thank You: djb, Moranthorse1
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