Major Bell's medals and badges
Various medals and badges presented to Major Bell including:
1. MRA 1894 (probably the Manitoba Rifle Association) - for marksmanship
2. Unknown - possibly a badge
3. Silver cross and blue and red ribbon - Memento from a few friends in the City of London to the Canadian Riflemen, Wimbledon 1871. (front: Capt. W. Bell)
4. Unknown
5. Silver cross with green ribbon: Presented by. G.G. Lafaette. BRA First Prize, won by Major W.R. Bell. 1873 (probably the British Rifle Association)
6. Silver medal and ribbon: For Long Service
7. Silver medal and ribbon: Canada (back)
8. Silver medal and ribbon: North-West 1885
9. Gold cross and ribbon: Presented by Lieut. Governor Macintosh 1895 (NWT) (A newspaper article of the day, reporting on the North-West Territorial Exhibition, stated that “a special gold medal will be given for the best collection of Red Fyfe wheat, white oats and barley.)
10. Triangular silver medal and ribbon: BRA 1st prize 1876 won by W.R. Bell (probably the British Rifle Association)
11. Silver medal and ribbon: North West Canada 1885; (Back): Victoria Regina
12. Silver medal and ribbon: (back) For Long Service in the Volunteer Force; (Front) Victoria Regina
13. Silver medal and ribbon with 2 bars: General Service (1866-70); with bars (Fenian Raid 1866) and (Fenian Raid (1870): NOTE: imprinted into the edge of the medal: Cpl. W.R. Bell, Brockville, Ontario.
14. Silver cross and ribbon: with Rifles, ROA Canada Victoria Regina et Imperatrix; Manitoba Rifle Association
15. shield - Unknown
16. Silver crest - unknown
17. Silver crest - unknown
18. Bronze crest - unknown
19. Silver medal - presented by the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association
NOTE: Not all of the items in this display have been identified. If you have more information on any one of these awards and badges, please contact Frank Korvemaker by e-mail at: fkorvemaker@accesscomm.ca ; by telephone at (306) 586-1405 ; or by mail at: 59 Compton Road, Regina, Sask. S4S 2Y2 (Canada) Thank you.