10 Medals – Miniatures: a) Military Medal b), b) The 1939-1945 Star c) The Italy Star d) The France & Germany Star e) The Defence Medal f) Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with bar g) The 1939-1945 War Medal h) Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal – 1953 i) General Service Medal (K.G VI) j) Canadian Forces Decoration
RSM Montgomery served overseas with the 1st Battalion, 48th Highlanders of Canada, in Sicily, Italy and Holland. He was a Platoon Sergeant in Able Company and promoted to Company Sergeant Major in early October, 1944 following the action at the Rimini Line. Montgomery, as a Sergeant in Able Company, was awarded the Military Medal (MM) in the Gothic Line leading up to the final assault on the Rimini Line.