A Fine Vimy Rdige M.m. To The 44Th Battalion certificate_of_authenticity The spine is secured to

The spine is secured to the pickelhaube by an internal spilt pin rivet with a domed head

serpent maker mark on the reverse

J-18182 Flying Officer (Bombardier/Bomb Aimer) Thomas Donovan Copeland of Dundalk

but transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force after completion of his basic training that August

In hindsight

A Fine Vimy Rdige M.m. To The 44Th Battalion certificate_of_authenticity The spine is secured toA Great War Vimy Ridge M. M. awarded to Private A. McRobb, 44th (Manitoba) Battalion, Canadian Infantry, who was wounded in June 1917 Military Medal, G. V. R. (829306 Pte. A. McRobb, 44 Can. Inf.), minor edge bruising, very fine. Footnote: M. M. London Gazette 9 July 1917. The original recommendation states: On 12 April 1917, East of Souchez, during attack on the Pimple, this man, while exposed to heavy shell fire and sniping, dug out two of his