when the truck he was riding in hit the railing of a bridge and overturned
He then went back to General Service for five years
Footnote: The medal was instituted by King Carol I in 1906
Third Reich's War Merit Cross 2nd Class (dated January 30
Canada, CEF. A First War Victory and Service Medal Province of China when the truck he wasA Victory Medal in bronze gilt, rim impressed 838805 PTE. J. J. MEADS. 58 CAN. INF., light wear and contact marks, very fine. A Great War Duty Nobly Done 1914 1918 private medal, reverse engraved PRESENTED TO John J. Meads, marked STERLING, measures 41. 1 mm (w) x 41. 5 mm (h), weighs 14. 5 grams, no ribbon, very fine. Footnote: John Joseph Meads was born in Grey Co., Ontario in December 1890. He enlisted with the 147th Grey Battalion in February