LCol JA Counsel DSO (NL Bronze Lion) – Miniatures

Set of 8 miniatures a) Distinguished Service Order b) The 1939-1945 Star c) The Italy Star d) The France and Germany Star e) The Defence Medal f) Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Bar g) The 1939-1945 War Medal h) Orde Van De Nederlandse Leeuw(Civil Order of Merit of the Netherland Lion). LCol James Counsel assumed command of the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders of Canada in The Netherlands  after the battlefield death of LCol Donald Mackenzie at Wilp, following the crossing of the Ijssel River as part of Operation Cannonshot and the liberation of  Apeldoorn. LCol Counsel brought the battalion home to Toronto in October 1945.

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Associated name(s)
Counsel, J.A. Lcol
Era
1939 – 1945 (WW 2)
Location of artifact
Case 24/25 WWII
Classification
Medals
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