Canada. A British War Medal, Private Sweeney, 2Nd Battalion Cmr, Wounded At Passchendaele United Republic of Innsbruck” on reverse

Innsbruck” on reverse

An original black and white

Footnote: The medal was created to recognize the service of members of the National Guard

and below by the order of the King and Kaiser

Canada. A British War Medal, Private Sweeney, 2Nd Battalion Cmr, Wounded At Passchendaele United Republic of Innsbruck” on reverse(706606 PTE. W. H. SWEENEY. 2 C. M. R.). Naming is officially impressed. Edge nicks, contact marks, replacement ribbon, very fine. Footnote: William Henry Sweeney was born on September 8, 1897 in Warrington, England, the son of Henry Sweeney and Clara Sweeney, later of Esquimalt, British Columbia. He was a resident of Victoria (Esquimalt), British Columbia when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (706606) with the 103rd Infantry Battalion, on