A Queen's South Africa to the Royal Canadian Regiment

A Second War Group to the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps - 1939-1945 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Overseas Clasp; and War Medal 1939-1945. The five medals are court-mounted, dual push pin points on the reverse, plated, light contact, better than very fine. Accompanied by an independent City of Hamilton, Ontario War Commemorative Medal (gold-coloured gilt on metal, illustrating the right-facing conjoined busts of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and inscribed "THE PEOPLE OF HAMILTON REMEMBER YOUR VICTORY OUR FREEDOM", 35.2 mm, original tri-colour ribbon), extremely fine. Footnote: B/92648 Private W.W. Davis was from Hamilton, Ontario and served with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps during the Second World War.

A Second War Memorial Birks Bar to the Royal 22nd Regiment - Sterling silver, officially engraved (SDT. P. Racicot / R. 22e R. / MORT POUR LA PATRIE / 12 JANVIER 1942), 14.5 mm x 67 mm, light contact, extremely fine.   Footnote: E/4816 Private (Soldat) Paul, Racicot Royal 22nd Regiment (Royal 22e Regiment) died on January 12, 1942. He is buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery, Brookwood, Surrey, England, Grave Reference: 36. D. 1. and is commemorated on page 108 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.

British War Medal (642715 PTE. T.S. MEDHURST. 54-CAN.INF.); and Victory Medal (642715 PTE. T.S. MEDHURST. 54-CAN.INF.). Naming is officially impressed. Un-mounted, original ribbons, edge nicks and bruising, contact marks, very fine. Accompanied by a 54th Infantry Battalion "Kootenay Battalion" Shoulder Title: blackened copper, maker marked "MADE IN B.C. / JACOBY BROS. VANCOUVER, B.C." on the reverse, 15.5 mm x 54.7 mm, intact lugs. Footnote: Thomas Simmons Medhurst was born on July 2, 1876 in New Haven, Sussex, England. He was a resident of Collingwood, Ontario when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (6424715) with the 157th Infantry Battalion "Simcoe Foresters", on January 10, 1916, in Collingwood, at the age of 39, naming his next-of-kin as his wife, Elizabeth Medhurst of New Haven, stating that he had five years' previous service with the Royal Naval Reserve, that he was Married and that his trade was that of Sailor. The Battalion was raised in Simcoe County, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Barrie, under the authority of G.O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed October 18, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel D.H. MacLaren with a strength of 32 officers and 967 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was broken up and absorbed into the 19th, 116th and 125th Infantry Battalions and the 8th Reserve Battalion, with Medhurst later transferred to the 54th Infantry Battalion "Kootenay Battalion". He survived the war.

WWII Canadian Women's Voluntary Services Badge; Sterling silver and enamels, hallmarked and marked "STERLING" on the reverse, 26.8 mm x 29 mm, horizontal pinback, intact enamels, extremely fine.   Footnote: When the Second World War began in September 1939, Canada declared war on its own apart from Britain, although its commitment to Britain’s war effort was never in doubt. Besides military support, Canadians provided important social services for the people of Britain. This support took many forms. The Women's Voluntary Services (W.V.S.) was an organization instituted in 1938 and dedicated to providing much-needed war time relief efforts for civilian victims who had been evacuated or lost their homes. The W.V.S. collected and distributed clothing from all over the world. In total over twenty million garments were distributed. The organization worked with the American and Canadian Red Cross to provide this relief. Between 1941 and 1945 the W.V.S. collected three million garments, 85,000 sheets and bedding, 86,000 blankets, 350,000 quilts, 16,000 boots and shoes and 262 tons of jam from generous Canadians through the Canadian Red Cross. In addition, the W.V.S.’s 12,000 volunteers collected money to purchase clothing and other garments.