Canada General Service Medal - Red River certificate_of_authenticity Steel scabbard shows minor wear

Steel scabbard shows minor wear retaining approximately 90% of the brown finish to shell

Coldstream Guards was serving in the Eastern Campaign of 1854 when he was severely wounded by round shot at the Battle of Alma

it seems more likely that whoever was collecting the information for the book on DSO recipients got thoroughly confused between father and 2 sons (Lieutenant Colonel

the British launched the Somme offensive on July 1

he was discharged from active service on April 5

Canada General Service Medal - Red River certificate_of_authenticity Steel scabbard shows minor wearCanada General Service Medal Red River 1870 (PRIVATE. Wm. SMITH, 2nd. BN. QUEBEC RIFLES). Naming is impressed. Double strike of "n" of 2nd and second "E" in QUEBEC. Dark patina on obverse, very fine.