"In good standing under the Military Service Act"

This certificate was carried by Canadian men as proof that they had not evaded or avoided their obligations under the Military Service Act.

Military Service Act, 1917, Certificate of Protection No. 411229, to William Aberdeen Spinney, East Brighton, New Brunswick

s.l., 15.8cm x 8.7cm
War, Memory and Popular Culture Archives - The University of Western Ontario - London, Ontario
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First World War