I have enjoyed doing research on these three pieces .....it makes collecting somewhat different as it ties a particular piece to a vet and gives you something to work with relative to his service history.
This Colt M1911A1 rig was brought back by the fellow shown below.
An American that flew with RAF Ferry Command in Canada delivering aircraft before the U.S. entered the war.
The vet died on August 17th 1977.
This Canadian Artillery Officer learned to fly airplanes and became an AOP pilot directing artillery fire from the air. The Luger rig was picked up in Dunkirk in 1945 following the German surrender.
The vet died on December 23rd 2010.
A KM marked Model 1934 Mauser pistol was brought back by this fellow shaking hands.
A Kreigsmarine marked holster that this pistol came in.
About this vet;
On May 13, 1925, he was admitted to the bar of Nova Scotia and practiced law in Sydney. He enlisted at the outbreak of the Second World War; commanded B Company, Cape Breton Highlanders; served with the Judge Advocate General's branch at Canadian military headquarters in London; with the allied forces headquarters in Italy and the 21st Army group in Germany. He was honourably discharged with the rank of major. He returned to his law practice in Sydney and was appointed provincial magistrate on October 12, 1960. He was transferred from Sydney to Halifax in 1971; appointed chairman of the Law Reform Advisory Commission, and in 1975 chairman of the Advisory Committee on Legal Aid. He retired in 1976 and served until 1986 as supernumerary judge for the Province of Nova Scotia.
He died on June 19th 1995.
David
This Colt M1911A1 rig was brought back by the fellow shown below.
An American that flew with RAF Ferry Command in Canada delivering aircraft before the U.S. entered the war.
The vet died on August 17th 1977.
This Canadian Artillery Officer learned to fly airplanes and became an AOP pilot directing artillery fire from the air. The Luger rig was picked up in Dunkirk in 1945 following the German surrender.
The vet died on December 23rd 2010.
A KM marked Model 1934 Mauser pistol was brought back by this fellow shaking hands.
A Kreigsmarine marked holster that this pistol came in.
About this vet;
On May 13, 1925, he was admitted to the bar of Nova Scotia and practiced law in Sydney. He enlisted at the outbreak of the Second World War; commanded B Company, Cape Breton Highlanders; served with the Judge Advocate General's branch at Canadian military headquarters in London; with the allied forces headquarters in Italy and the 21st Army group in Germany. He was honourably discharged with the rank of major. He returned to his law practice in Sydney and was appointed provincial magistrate on October 12, 1960. He was transferred from Sydney to Halifax in 1971; appointed chairman of the Law Reform Advisory Commission, and in 1975 chairman of the Advisory Committee on Legal Aid. He retired in 1976 and served until 1986 as supernumerary judge for the Province of Nova Scotia.
He died on June 19th 1995.
David
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