Canada, CEF. A Memorial Plaque to W.H. Lord, Northumberland Fusiliers, KIA at the Somme, 1916 Hold He resumed his employment with

He resumed his employment with the railway after he returned from the war

within a blue enameled ring inscribed IM DIENSTE DER ZUKUNFT UNSERES VOLKES (IN SERVICE FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR PEOPLE)

(Croix d'Honneur de l'Œuvre Humanitaire)

surmounting crown at 12 o’clock

encircled by an enameled blue border with gilded edges

Canada, CEF. A Memorial Plaque to W.H. Lord, Northumberland Fusiliers, KIA at the Somme, 1916 Hold He resumed his employment withA Memorial Plaque named to William Humble Lord, in bronze, full size, minimal wear, contained in the original cardboard casing, extremely fine condition. Footnote: Private William Humble Lord (service no. 27 1009) served with C Company, 27th (4th Tyneside Irish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, during the First World War. Born in 1878 at Friarside, County Durham, the son of Lambert and Mary Ann Lord, he worked in the local collieries before