Memorial Cross - Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal Auction on March 4

on March 4

bright and shiny

ribbons stitched together on their reverses for suspension

Footnote: Herbert Leonard

without bar

Memorial Cross - Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal Auction on March 4GV (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