Canada, Dominion. A 65Th Battalion, Mount Royal Rifles Helmet Plate, C.1890 GTRexclude the USS North Carolina

the USS North Carolina

all members of the battalion had to undergo a twelve-day parachute training course

circumscribed by a raised inscription of “DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER” (“THE GERMAN MOTHER”)

this group refers to Private Alexander Cooper Burnet - 663048- of Oakville

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Canada, Dominion. A 65Th Battalion, Mount Royal Rifles Helmet Plate, C.1890 GTRexclude the USS North CarolinaIn die stamped blackened brass, unmarked, illustrating the number "65" in the centre, the circlet inscribed "CARABINIERS MONT ROYAL", framed by an open ended wreath of maple leaves and backed by a Maltese cross, the upper arm of the cross inscribed in French with the battle honour "BUTTE AUX FRANCAIS 1885" (Battle of Frenchman's Butte, fought on May 28, 1885, as part of the North West Rebellion) and surmounted by the Victorian crown, a ribbon banner