Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private R. Brown, 8th Battalion (90th Winnipeg Rifles), Canadian Infantry, who was taken prisoner of war at Ypres in April 1915

1914-15 Star (32 Pte R. Brown. 8/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (32 Pte. R. Brown. 8-Can. Inf.) with Buckingham Palace letter welcoming home POW’s in envelope addressed to recipient at ‘35 Willlows Road, Chuckery, Walsall, Staffs. Eng.’ with Windsor, Ontario postmark, 2 official postcards of the King inspecting Canadian troops, and a newspaper cutting (3) £70-£90

Robert McGregor Brown was born in Woller, Scotland in April 1887. He served during the Great War with the 8th Battalion (90th Winnipeg Rifles), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front, and was taken prisoner of war at Ypres between 24-29 April 1915. He was interned in Munster, Germany.