Canada, Dominion. A British War Medal and Memorial Cross Pair to Private Alfred Roussin, 78th Battalion, Vimy Ridge KIA United Republic of (Benin): Two-piece construction

(Benin): Two-piece construction

stamped with a studio mark of “ATELIER F

modern red felt backer

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Canada, Dominion. A British War Medal and Memorial Cross Pair to Private Alfred Roussin, 78th Battalion, Vimy Ridge KIA United Republic of (Benin): Two-piece constructionA pair of decorations to Private Alfred Roussin, 78th Battalion (Winnipeg Grenadiers), a Mtis soldier who was killed in action on 9 April 1917 during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, including: 1. A British War Medal, constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of King George V, circumscribed by name and title in Latin, the reverse bearing a raised depiction of St.