He had the arm fully amputated and was waiting for an artificial arm to be fitted
Footnote: Edward John Finnerty was born in Montreal in 1894 and was working as a Material Clerk prior to enlisting in the CEF in May 1915
worn on it’s original ribbon with a gold bar at the top with raised inscription MASSACHUSETTS
compiled by Emo Bohúň and Gustáv Bežo
The interior presents plain
Venezuela, Republic. An Order Of Merit, Officer’s Cross In Gold, C. 1870 United Republic of He had the arm fully(Orden Honor al Merito). Instituted 1861. 1861 1881 Issue. A superb cross of French manufacture, in Gold, consisting of a white enamelled cross with ball finials, with finely enamelled laurels and coffee branches in each quadrant, obverse centre depicting the coat of arms of Venezuela, encircled by an enamelled blue border inscribed by REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA (Republic of Venezuela), reverse depicting engraved inscription 29 AGOSTO 1861 (29 August,