Canada, Commonwealth. A Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Compact, by Birks, c.1943 GTRexclude reverse illustrating a column with

reverse illustrating a column with a spread-winged eagle at its peak

the two deceased American crew members were transported to the United States for permanent burial

Knight’s badge

The interior features complete with a bronze hook on the right of the collar meeting an analogous loop of identical constructed on the left

Canada, Commonwealth. A Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Compact, by Birks, c.1943 GTRexclude reverse illustrating a column withCompact case bearing the insignia of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, reverse bearing the monogram of Elizabeth II(?), interior holding vintage powder puff, engraved BIRKS STERLING with hallmark denoting 1943 manufacture, 77. 3 mm, very fine condition. Footnote: The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps was an administrative corps of the Canadian Army. The Militia Medical Service was established in 1898 and consisted of an Army Medical Service