1. This Order may be cited as the Memorial Cross Order (World War I).

2. In this Order,

“Cross”

“Cross” means the Memorial Cross, which shall be a cross patonce in silver, suspended by a purple ribbon; at the end of the upright a crown; at the foot, and at the end of each arm, a maple leaf; in the centre, within a wreath of laurel, the Royal Cypher of the reigning monarch; engraved with the number, rank and name of the sailor or soldier commemorated; (Croix)

“Minister”

“Minister” means the Minister of Veterans Affairs; (ministre)

“mother”

“mother” means the natural mother or, where the sailor or soldier was not raised from childhood by his natural mother, the woman who, in the opinion of the Minister, raised him from childhood; (mère)

“sailor”

“sailor” means any person who served during World War I in

• (a) any branch of the Royal Canadian Naval Service,

• (b) any other of the Naval Forces of His Majesty, or

• (c) the Naval Forces of one of the countries allied with His Majesty during World War I

if, in the case of a person who served in other than a branch of the Royal Canadian Naval Service, that person was born or domiciled in Canada or Newfoundland or was an ordinary resident in Canada or Newfoundland at any time during the period between August 3, 1904 and the date on which he commenced to so serve; (marin)

“soldier”

“soldier” means any person who served during World War I in

• (a) the Canadian Expeditionary Force,

• (b) any of the other military forces of His Majesty, or

• (c) the military forces of one of the countries allied with His Majesty during World War I

if, in the case of a person who served in other than the Canadian Expeditionary Force, that person was born or domiciled in Canada or Newfoundland or was an ordinary resident in Canada or Newfoundland at anytime during the period between August 3, 1904 and the date on which he commenced to so serve; (soldat)

“widow”

“widow” includes the legal widow or widower of a sailor or soldier and any other person who is pensionable as a widow under the Pension Act by reason of the death of the sailor or soldier or who, if the Pension Act had applied to her, could have been deemed to be the widow of the sailor or soldier, but does not include any person who was, at the time of the death of the sailor or soldier, divorced, judicially separated or separated pursuant to a written or other agreement from him; (veuve)

“World War I”

“World War I” has the same meaning as in subsection 3(1) of the Pension Act. (Première Guerre mondiale)

• SI/91-68, s. 1.