stating that his "Left thumb (was) amputated at metacarpophalangeal joint
He had served with the Royal Navy in England before immigrating to Canada
on this date
A NSFK (National Socialist Flyer’s Corps/Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps) membership/sponsor badge
reverse illustrating winged angels on either side of a plaque
Canada. A First War British War Medal, To Private Thomas Whitehead, 88th Infantry Battalion GTRexclude stating that his "Left thumb(180361 PTE. T. WHITEHEAD. 88 CAN. INF.). Naming is officially impressed. Court mounted, contact marks, replacement ribbon, very fine. Footnote: Thomas Whitehead was born on October 11, 1893 in Coalgate, Oklahoma. He was a resident of Victoria, British Columbia when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (180361) with the 88th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Fusiliers", on December 15, 1915 in Victoria, at the age of 22, naming his next of kin as