Two German Fireman's Long Service Pins; Silver & Gold Archive McTurk was awarded the Croix

McTurk was awarded the Croix de Guerre by His Majesty King Albert I of Belgium

) Naming  officially impressed with personally engraved "No 778621 SAP

the 22nd was created in response to a popular demand from people who wanted to have a regiment under which French Canadians could serve in their native language

awarding a gold pin to pilots who successfully bailed out of a disabled aircraft using an Irving Parachute (although Leslie Irvin is credited with inventing the first free-fall parachute in 1919

A First War Trio to the 3rd Canadian Infantry

Two German Fireman's Long Service Pins; Silver & Gold Archive McTurk was awarded the CroixTwo German Fireman's Long Service Pins; Silver & Gold; One in 14Kt. Gold and enamels, for 50 years of service, 15x16mm; other in silver, for 40 years of service, 15x17mm, both extremely fine, circa 1930.