Canada, Commonwealth. A Painting of Canadian Troops in the Netherlands, by Alex McLaren GTRexclude light enamel wear to center

light enamel wear to center of each crown

with oxidation particularly evident to the reverse

Footnote: The 79th Infantry Battalion was raised in Manitoba and mobilized at Brandon

(Verdienstmedaille der Münchener Dienstboten- und Arbeiterstiftung)

marked "L/52" on reverse

Canada, Commonwealth. A Painting of Canadian Troops in the Netherlands, by Alex McLaren GTRexclude light enamel wear to centerAn oil on board painting depicting Canadian troops advancing through a battle scarred Dutch city, with brightly coloured stone buildings contrasting against a dark and foreboding skyline which draws the viewer into the immensity and somberness of the battlefield, signed MCLAREN at the lower right corner, situated within a later period wooden frame, the reverse retaining a paper backer pasted with numerous paper items, including a facsimile extract