Fairbank was Killed in Action on November 6
as a Major with D Company 5th Battalion
he continued to serve as Commandant at the Royal Canadian School of Infantry at Camp Borden
Contained within original case of issue (unmarked)
Russia, Imperial. An Artillery Regiment Helmet Plate, C.1916 GTRexclude Fairbank was Killed in ActionDie stamped bronze gilt, unmarked, illustrating the Russian coat of arms used between 1883 and 1917, with a crowned double headed Imperial eagle bearing a shield of its breast, the shield showing St. George slaying the dragon, four smaller regional shields on each wing, a sceptre in its claws on the left and an orb bearing a cross in its claws on the right, backed by crossed cannons, 109. 5 mm x 112. 5 mm, all prongs intact, gilt has worn off the