Canada. A War Medal To The 20Th Infantry Battalion Hold Burma 1887-89

Burma 1887-89

8 mm x 78 mm inclusive of its wreath suspension

no glue residue evident on the reverse from previous board mounting

Outside of several routine patrols

Naming is engraved on the NWCM

Canada. A War Medal To The 20Th Infantry Battalion Hold Burma 1887-89(57670 PTE. T. LANCASTER. 20 CAN. INF.). Replacement ribbon, dark patina, contact marks, very fine. Footnote: Thomas Lancaster was born on September 30, 1881 (although one mention in his medical records states the year as 1878) in Preston, England. He served during the South African War in 1900 1901 with the King's Own (RoyalLancaster Regiment). He later immigrated to Canada, where he contracted Rhumatic Fever in 1911, along with a case of the Measles