Bill - my understanding is that Canadian servicemen during WW1 had "qualifying overseas service" if they reached the UK (whereas a British serviceman had to have service outside the UK in a "qualifying country" - principally war zones). I don't think that service in the USA would qualify a Canadian for the British War Medal ------------- but stranger things have happened ! I'd stick with "no", but you really need somebody with knowledge of the Canadian issue regs to confirm this. regards - Tom Tulloch-Marshall WW1 Military Research website - http://www.btinternet.com/~prosearch/index.html