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Eric G. Hjalmarson Cross

Image of a 10 cm high brass cross made from .50 calibre spent round.

Collection of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light, Infantry Regimental Museum and Archives Calgary, Alberta, 17.03014

brass, 2009

These crosses were made by Eric G. Hjalmarson who served with the Canadian Army in Afghanistan. They are made from .50 calibre rounds that were fired in a battle at a combat outpost called A 10. He used a hammer, tin snips and a hacksaw to make them. He created them because a padre wanted a small cross he could carry with him for services in the field.