[WORLD WAR II]. H.M.C.S. Milltown life ring, of the 31st Minesweeping Flotilla in the invasion of Normandy.

Diameter 30 in., ring width 6 in., insert diameter 18 in. painted life ring with decorative wooden insert and rope (some paint flaking, light scuffing). Ring painted "Milltown / H.M.C.S." with anchors and mines painted in black on a white ground, with straps painted red. Center wooden insert painted with a shield with an eagle perched upon a crossed mine and anchor with a riband reading "31st M.S.F."

The HMCS Milltown was a Bangor-class minesweeper in the Royal Canadian Navy that served during WWII, entering service in 1942. It saw action in the Battle of the Atlantic, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the invasion of Normandy as part of the 31st Minesweeping Flotilla.