A First War Memorial Cross To Private Eva; Canadian Army Dental Corps Newly Listed Both side of the downward-sloping

Both side of the downward-sloping winged aluminum cross guard feature a gold-coloured sunwheel swastika in the center

obverse ricasso maker marked "WILKINSON SWORD CO

and Gotenhafen

a nice matching pair

in preparation for service overseas with the 3rd Canadian Labour Battalion

A First War Memorial Cross To Private Eva; Canadian Army Dental Corps Newly Listed Both side of the downward-slopingGeorge V (522517 Pte. J. J. EVA). Naming is engraved. Mounted to a suspension bar, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: John James Eva was born on March 16, 1895 in Falmouth, England, the son of William John Eva and Emily Eva. The couple later moved to Canada and settled in Kingston, Ontario. Eva signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (522517) with the 14th Regular Guard, Canadian Army Dental Corps, on July 16, 1915, at Barriefield Camp in