Canada, Commonwealth. A Second War Memorial Cross to Pte. Strathdee Auction in alliance with Brazil and

in alliance with Brazil and Uruguay

measuring 24 mm (w) x 174 mm (l) as presented

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which had begun the year before

topped by a silver-grey Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika

Canada, Commonwealth. A Second War Memorial Cross to Pte. Strathdee Auction in alliance with Brazil andA Memorial Cross, in silver, reverse engraved A. 118635 PTE. G. STRATHDEE, reverse marked R and STERLING on the 6 oclock arm, worn on a small purple ribbon tied into a bow, light wear and loss of silvering to the reverse, remains very fine. Footnote: Gordon Strathdee was born in May 1926, in Dorchester, Ontario. He served with the Veterans Guard of Canada during the second war. He died on November 23, 1945 in Chatham, Ontario of an automobile accident.