Canada. A Governor General’s Body Guard Helmet, C.1895 Auction the 6th Destroyer Flotilla Leader

the 6th Destroyer Flotilla Leader

Footnote: The Order of the White Lion was created as an award for merit by Czechoslovakia for foreign citizens

He was posted to Military District No

Burkett enlisted in the Canadian Army

The reverse features a countersunk hinge with a vertical tapered pin (marked “20” on the reverse of the pin for “Fritz Zimmermann of Lüdenscheid” manufacture

Canada. A Governor General’s Body Guard Helmet, C.1895 Auction the 6th Destroyer Flotilla LeaderThe helmet is constructed of silver metal with brass fittings and a white falling plume made of horsehair, the obverse presents a gilded badge with crowned garter with central maple leaf over motto NULLI SECUNDUS (SECOND TO NONE), below is a gilt laurel wreath above the front peak, with a maple leaf band up the back, the interior presents a light brown, six tongued leather liner, unmarked, the helmet is missing the chinstrap, it measures 19 cm (w) x