Canada, Commonwealth. A British War Medal To Spr. Simpson, Canadian Railway Troops Hold a Royal Air Force Blazer

a Royal Air Force Blazer Insignia (gold-coloured and silvered bullion wire

8th Gurkha Rifles

The Blue Division members included a high proportion of regular army and others with battle experience from the Spanish Civil War and many with strong ideological commitment

and is maker marked underneath a celluloid maker’s diamond with the details of Robert Lubstein of Berlin

Canada, Commonwealth. A British War Medal To Spr. Simpson, Canadian Railway Troops Hold a Royal Air Force BlazerA British War Medal, in silver, full size, rim impressed 2497531 SPR. R. SIMPSON. C. R. T, worn on correct ribbon, very dark patina, very small edge knocks, in very fine condition. Footnote: Robert Simpson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in November 1872. Prior to enlisting he was employed as a cement finisher and served for two years in the P. P. C. L. I. He enlisted with the Canadian Railway troops on May 26, 1917, with his medical examination