"Ora e Sempre" Merit Medal - Bronze
He had established himself as a Farrier with the 37th Battalion and attended a Course of Instruction in 1916 at the Canadian Veterinary School at Shorncliffe
seventeen inlaid glass stones
the badge has lost most of its gilt finish and moderate material fatigue is evident to the case
light corrosion on bottom right
Czechoslovakia, Republic. A 1939 Czechoslovakia Shall Be Free Again Medal By Medallic Art Co. N.y. Archive "Ora e Sempre" Merit MedalIn bronze gilt, maker marked "MEDALLIC ART CO. N. Y." on the edge, obverse illustrating a helmeted soldier tied to two columns, with snakes wrapped around each column and topped by German helmets, swastikas on each column, a woman behind holding a baby and a child hugging the soldier around the waist, with various Czech iconic scenes in the background, engraver marked "ZVITEZI" beside the right column, reverse with the Czech coat of arms, inscribed