A First War Canadian Pair To The Pioneer Batt; Dow 1917 Buy Now enlisted in the Manchester Regiment

enlisted in the Manchester Regiment as a boy recruit in March 1924 and was embarked for India in September of the same year

The leather chin strap and buckles are aged but remain intact

Stationed in England

no distinguishing button was issued to those persons rejected for failing to meet the standards

A First War Canadian Pair To The Pioneer Batt; Dow 1917 Buy Now enlisted in the Manchester RegimentA First War Canadian Pair to the Pioneer Batt; DOW 1917 War and Victory Medal (138486 PTE. M. MAC. CALLUM. CAN. PNR. BN.) Naming is impressed, near extremely fine. Footnote: Malcolm MacCallum was born on 24th December 1882 in Renfrewshire, Scotland and he joined the 75th Bn CEF on 20th August 1915; Son of Archibald and Elizabeth MacCallum of 761 Lansdowne Avenue, Toronto; husband of Beatrice MacCallum of 51 Dennison Avenue, Toronto. McCallum was