Memorial Cross Order (World War II) — 2
2 In this Order, 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, soldier, airman, merchant seaman or fire fighter commemorated; ( Croix ) fire fighter means any person who served during World War II as a member of the Corps of (Civilian) Canadian Fire Fighters for Service in the United Kingdom, who was on service while in receipt of pay and allowances as a fire fighter outside the continents of North and South America, the islands adjacent thereto and the territorial waters thereof, including service in Greenland, Iceland or the Aleutian Islands but not including service in Newfoundland, Bermuda or the West Indies; ( pompier ) merchant seaman means any person who served during World War II as Master, Officer or member of the crew of (a) a ship registered in Canada, (b) a United Kingdom ship registered in Canada or elsewhere, or (c) a registered ship of one of the countries allied with His Majesty during World War II if, in the case of a person who served on other than a ship registered in Canada, 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 September 9, 1929 and the date on which he commenced to so serve; ( marin de la marine marchande ) Minister means the Minister of Veterans Affairs; ( ministre ) mother means the natural mother or, where the sailor, soldier, airman, merchant seaman or fire fighter was not raised from childhood by his natural mother, the woman who, in the opinion of the Minister, raised him from childhood; ( mère ) sailor, soldier or airman means any person who served during World War II in the naval, army or air forces of (a) His Majesty raised in Canada, (b) His Majesty, other than those raised in Canada, or (c) one of the countries allied with His Majesty during World War II if, in the case of a person who served in other than the naval, army or air forces of His Majesty raised in Canada, 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 September 9, 1929 and the date on which he commenced to so serve; ( marin, soldat, aviateur ) widow includes the legal widow or widower of a sailor, soldier, airman, merchant seaman or fire fighter and any other person who is pensionable as a widow under the Pension Act or the Civilian War Pensions and Allowances Act by reason of death of the sailor, soldier, airman, merchant seaman or fire fighter or who, if the Pension Act or the Civilian War Pensions and Allowances Act had applied to her, could have been deemed to be the widow of the sailor, soldier, airman, merchant seaman or fire fighter, but does not include any person who was at the time of the death of the sailor, soldier, airman, merchant seaman or fire fighter, divorced, judicially separated or separated pursuant to a written or other agreement from him; ( veuve ) World War II has the same meaning as in subsection 3(1) of the Pension Act . ( Seconde Guerre mondiale ) SI/91-69, s. 1