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He signed his Attestation Paper with the 34th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, on August 24, 1915 in Toronto, Ontario, stating that he had no previous military service, that he was married to Elizabeth Williamson Campbell and that his trade was that of Stonemason.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108606005525,"sku":"C0888","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/british_war_meda_510bcee137f9a.jpg?v=1767733893"},{"product_id":"canada-a-first-war-medal-pair-badge-to-the-forestry-corps-c2343","title":"Canada. A First War Medal Pair \u0026 Badge To The Forestry Corps","description":"A First War Medal Pair \u0026amp; Badge to the Canadian Forestry Corps - British War Medal (666423 PTE. P.J.GIONET. C.F.C), Victory Medal (666423 PTE. P.J.GIONET. C.F.C), War Service C28924, naming is impressed, toned, extremely fine. Footnote: Patrick James Gionet was born in Glou. 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He signed his Attestation Paper with the 228th Infantry Battalion on May 12, 1916 in Elk Lake, Ontario, listing his mother, Mrs. James Irwin of Tweed as his next-of-kin, stating that he had no previous military service, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Miner.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108668592405,"sku":"C0890","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/british_war_meda_510bd05bd6aaa.jpg?v=1692837887"},{"product_id":"wwi-british-war-medal-cfa-c0889","title":"Wwi British War Medal - Cfa","description":"WWI British War Medal - CFA - (339823 GNR. W.C. SNEATH. C.F.A.). Naming is officially impressed. Very crisp detail, light contact, cleaned, better than very fine. Footnote: William Charles Sneath was born on June 15, 1878 in Guernsey, Channel Islands. He signed his Attestation Paper with the 69th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, on May 10, 1916 in Toronto, Ontario, stating that he had five years previous military service with the Guernsey Militia, that he was married to Flossie Sneath and that his trade was that of Gardener.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108668821781,"sku":"C0889","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/45_f73c2711-2153-493c-950d-10905c51f08b.jpg?v=1692837884"},{"product_id":"queens-south-africa-canadian-artillery-gb0905","title":"Queen's South Africa–Canadian Artillery","description":"4 Clasps - CAPE COLONY, RHODESIA, ORANGE FREE STATE, TRANSVAAL. (172 DR: G. VAN NORMAN, R. CANDN: ART:). Naming is officially impressed. Beautiful patina, extremely fine. Medals to Canadian Artillery are very scarce. 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He was a resident of Trenton, Ontario, when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private with the 109th Infantry Battalion, on January 15, 1916, in Lindsay, Ontario, at the age of 32, naming his next-of-kin as his wife, Margaret Frederick of Trenton, stating the he has twelve years' previous service with the 40th Regiment, that he was married and that his trade was that of Machine Hand. The Battalion was raised in the Victoria and Haliburton Counties of Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Lindsay under the authority of G.O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed July 24, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel J.J.H. Fee with a strength of 35 officers and 775 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was broken up and absorbed into the 20th, 21st, 38th and 124th Battalions. Frederick was later transferred to the Canadian Forestry Corps and for his First World War service, he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. After the war, Frederick served with the Midland Regiment and was awarded the Efficiency Medal.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108772303125,"sku":"C3037","price":370.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_02_de354db0-9b42-48c3-83ee-a7f68ef930b2.jpg?v=1692838185"},{"product_id":"a-british-war-medal-to-the-4-canadian-infantry-c2563","title":"A British War Medal To The 4 Canadian Infantry","description":"A British War Medal to the 4 Canadian Infantry  - (730289  L.CPL. J.HAMM. 4-CAN. INF.) Naming is impressed, toned, extremely fine. 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SHAW. 14\/CAN:INF:); British War Medal (404453 PTE. W. SHAW. 14-CAN.INF.); and Victory Medal (404453 PTE. W. SHAW. 14-CAN.INF.). Naming is officially impressed. Un-mounted, original ribbons, dark patina on the BWM, surface wear on the Star, gilt wear on the VM, light contact, very fine. Accompanied by copies of his Index Cards, Attestation Paper, Service Records, Medical Records, Discharge Certificates and Department of Veterans Affairs Record of Service in the Canadian Armed Forces.\n\nFootnote: Walter Shaw was born on July 10, 1896 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England. He was a resident of Toronto, Ontario when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (404453) with the 35th Infantry Battalion, on April 12, 1915 in Toronto, Ontario, at the age of 18, naming his next-of-kin as his mother, Mrs. W.H. Shaw, stating that he belonged to an active militia, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Woolen Finisher. He was an unusually tall recruit, at six feet, one and a half inches. The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Toronto under the authority of G.O. 86, July 1, 1915. Once in England, Shaw was taken on strength of the 23rd Reserve Battalion at Shorncliffe on August 26, 1915, then struck off strength to the 14th Infantry Battalion at West Sandling before proceeding to France for service, departing for the French theatre on October 27th, then taken on strength of the 14th Infantry Battalion at the Canadian Base Depot on November 3rd. He proceeded to his unit in the field on November 6th, arriving with his new unit on the 8th. Five months later, Shaw was wounded while in action at the Somme, on April 7, 1916. Two days later, he was admitted to No. 3 Canadian Field Ambulance on the 9th, continuing to experience \"shock\" and exhibiting a slight gun shot wound (shrapnel) to his right thigh. After eight days treatment at No. 3 CFA, he was discharged and rejoined his unit on the 17th. It would prove to be one of a series of hospitalizations that he would endure during the war. Shaw was wounded again five months later, in the Fall of 1916, suffering a gun shot wound to his chest and left thigh. He was admitted to No. 4 General Hospital at Camiers on September 24th, where his condition was initially treated. Two weeks later he was stabilized and invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Laufranc and upon arrival in England, transferred to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre at Folkestone on October 7th, then hospitalized at 1st Western General Hospital in Fazakerley at Liverpool on October 8th. This time, the wounding forced a longer stay in hospital, totalling eight weeks, before he was discharged on December 4th. He followed his stay at 1st WGH with a two month admission to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Epsom onDecember 13th, before returning to the 23rd Reserve Battalion for duty, at Hastings on February 6, 1917. Shaw was attached to the Assistant Provost Marshal at the Quebec Regimental Depot, from March 29 to October 22, 1917. He was attached to the Quebec Regimental Depot, when he was admitted to the Canadian Special Hospital at Witley Camp on October 31, 1917, with a case of Gonorrhea. Three and a half weeks later, he was struck off strength to the Canadian Army Medical Corps Depot onNovember 24th, but soon found himself at the Canadian Special Hospital at Witley on December 3rd, where he was hospitalized for another sixteen days, before being discharged from hospital on December 19th. The Gonorrhea came to the fore a third time, forcing his admission to the Canadian Special Hospital at Witley Camp on January 17, 1918. The case was a severe one and combined with the issues to his leg, established him as a patient for the next sixteen weeks, before being discharged on May 8, 1918. During this time, he was posted to the Canadian Army Medical Corps Depot on February 6, 1918. In his Medical Report, dated April 30, 1918 at Witley Camp, it was noted that his left thigh was heavily scarred, that there was \"some enlargement of the leg\" and that Shaw \"says it interferes with his walking and is unable to do any work that requires walking or standing long\". The attending doctor declared that Shaw was \"fit for base duty\" but that his condition would be permanent in nature. Shaw was struck off strength to \"H\" Wing for return to Canada on April 24, 1919, was to be Acting Corporal effective April 28, 1919, and later, named Sergeant, before returning to Canada. His return to Canada was delayed by another stay in hospital, this time for eighteen days, at the Canadian Special Hospital at Witley Camp, from June 6, 1918 to June 24, 1919. He was attached to the Canadian Discharge Depot at Buxton, Derbyshire for return to Canada on July 31, 1919, leaving for Canada on August 13th aboard H.M.T. Baltic, arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia on the 21st. Sergeant Walter Shaw was discharged upon demobilization on August 25, 1919, at Halifax Depot, Clearing Services Command in Halifax, credited with having served in Canada, England and France and entitled to wear the War Service Badge, Class \"A\", number 255900. For his First World War service, he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. He died on December 13, 1943.\n","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108864119061,"sku":"C2924","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_04_6930ed07-fe01-4a52-808f-8dd06559404d.jpg?v=1692838434"},{"product_id":"a-medal-pair-to-ltsoubly-who-was-wounded-at-frezenberg-c2837","title":"A Medal Pair To Lt.soubly Who Was Wounded At Frezenberg","description":"A Medal Pair to Lt.Soubly who was Wounded at Frezenberg - British War Medal (LIEUT E. SOULBY.); and Victory Medal (LIEUT. E. SOULBY.). Naming is officially impressed. Plated, BWM experiencing plating wear, contact marks, better than very fine. Accompanied by a CD containing twenty-three pages with copies of his Index Cards, Attestation Paper, Service Records, Medical Records, Discharge Certificate and Certificate of Service.  Footnote: Edwin Soulby was born on August 24, 1890 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. He originally attested with the 34th Fort Garry Horse on November 9, 1914 and was stuck off strength on the 30th. He re-attested the following month, this time signing his Attestation Paper on December 24, 1914 at Winnipeg, Manitoba with the 32nd Battalion \"Manitoba and Saskatchewan Regiment\", naming his next-of-kin as his mother, Mrs. E. Soulby of Folkestone (later Liverpool), that he had no previous military service, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Advertising Solicitor. He was later to marry Doris Marjorie Soulby, of Folkestone, Kent on December 15, 1915, while in England. After attesting, he was posted to the 500 Draft, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Reinforcements at Winnipeg and assigned 51445. He embarked for England on January 20, 1915 and was posted to Tidworth. He entered the French theatre on February 23rd, joining the PPCLI Battalion in the field on March 1st. Soulby was wounded in action on the first day of the Battle of Frezenberg on May 8, 1915, with shrapnel in the left shoulder. The Battle of Frezenberg was part of the Second Battle of Ypres. The Germans had moved their artillery forward and put three Army corps opposite the 27th and 28th divisions on the Frezenberg ridge. The battle began on May 8th with a bombardment that disrupted the 83rd Brigade holding trenches on the forward side of the ridge but the first and second assaults by German infantry were repelled by the survivors. The third German assault of the morning pushed the defenders back. While the neighbouring 80th Brigade stopped the advance, the 84th Brigade was broken giving a two mile gap in the line. A further advance was stopped through counterattacks and a night move by the 10th Brigade. To make matters worse, while lying in a trench near Bellewaarde Lake, Soulby had a tree fall on his back. He was invalided to England and admitted to Weir Red Cross Hospital at Balham, London S.W. on May 13th, and taken on strength of the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre the next day. He was transferred to the 3rd London General Hospital at Wandsworth on May 26th, remaining there until he was discharged to furlough on June 5th. The hospital noted in their records that although he had experienced a \"Shrapnel wound of (the) left shoulder. Later a tree fell across his back rendering him unconscious.\", that his \"Wound healed. (with) No permanent disability.\" After recovering from his wounds, Soulby served in reinforcement organization in England, with a number of Battalions. He was on command at the Canadian Convalescent Depot and attached for duty at Bath on February 17, 1916, appointed Acting Sergeant while at the Depot in Bath on March 11th, before being transferred to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre at Folkestone on July 23rd, where he was part of the Administration Staff. He was subsequently commissioned as a Lieutenant, CEF on August 15th and posted to the General List for employment under D. of R. \u0026amp; O. On October 7, 1916. He ceased to be attached to the D. of R. \u0026amp; O. and was transferred to the 2nd Command Depot for the next four months, before being transferred to the 11th Reserve Battalion on January 31, 1917. He served as a Lieutenant in the 11th Reserve Battalion until March 14th, when he was taken on strength of the 22nd Reserve Battalion at Shoreham, then later transferred to the 23rd Reserve Battalion on May 11th. In his Proceedings of a Medical Board, dated August 4, 1917 at Shoreham, the Deputy Assistant Director Medical Services for Canadians noted that Soulby had recovered from his shoulder wound but that he \"complains of shortness of breath upon least exertion; Dizziness and fainting spells.\" and that \"Examination reveals a very rapid, irregular heart; very excitable, but no murmurs detected. He is very nervous.\" Five days later, he was transferred to the 1st Quebec Regimental Depot at Shoreham on August 9th, then shifted from the 1st QRD to the 23rd Reserve Battalion, before returning to the 1st QRD. He was struck off strength of the Overseas Military Forces of Canada at the 1st QRD, upon returning to Canada in early 1918. In his Medical History of an Invalid, dated April 12, 1918 at Winnipeg, the examiner noted his overall medical condition as \"Moderate anaemic. Has headaches. Has occasional pain in back. Vision in both eyes 20\/20. Can walk one mile slowly. Other systems normal.\", that although he \"Was wounded in (his) left shoulder, and crushed by a tree. No disability (was) due to above wound.\" He estimated that the duration of disability was a \"minimum period of 6 months\", declared Soulby Category \"E\" (unfit for service in Categories A (general service), B (service abroad, not general service) and C (home service (Canada only)) and certified that this Officer \"does not require treatment\" and \"should pass under his own control\". He was struck off strength as being \"medically unfit\" and discharged at Winnipeg on April 24, 1918, retiring his commission. He was credited with having served in Canada, England and France with the PPCLI, 11th, 22nd, and 23rd Reserve Battalions and the 1st Quebec Regimental Depot, with three years overseas service, of which three months were in France and Belgium before he was wounded. Eighteen months later, in the Fall of 1919, Soulby was examined for a pension, as he claimed he could no longer do his civilian job due to insomnia and other stress brought about from his war experiences. He was admitted to the Manitoba Military Hospital on September 24, 1919 for a full evaluation. It was noted on October 11th, that he was experiencing \"Neurasthenia\" (a mechanical weakness of the actual nerves). He claimed to be suffering from insomnia, an inability to concentrate, playing out readily on mental or physical activity and Dyspnea (shortness of breath) and palpitation on slight exertion. His records indicate his \"hands (were) cold and clammy, face is flushed, pupils are small, his general physical condition is not good, muscles are soft and flabby. Skin shows \"hyperhidrosis\" (abnormally increased sweating\/perspiration) and dermatographia\" (in which the skin becomes raised and inflamed when stroked, scratched, rubbed, and sometimes even slapped). The examiner when on to state that \"It would appear that this condition has prevailed with very little change since his return from France.\", that the Neurasthenia was \"originally produced by emotional trauma in France, and now being kept up by domestic and business worries.\" An additional observation dated on October 15th, noted that \"This officer has been carrying on some work in the Gym., but has not co-operated in treatment as he should. He has been drinking a great deal more than is good for him, and has done so since I told him a short time ago that he had better leave alcohol entirely alone. I have never seen evidence of his worries sitting very heavily on him, and it is my opinion that he would be much better off working for his living than doing next to nothing around hospital. He is therefore to be discharged from hospital.\", signed by the Captain of the Canadian Army Medical Corps at Winnipeg. In his handwritten Will, dated February 1, 1916, he stated \"In the Event of my death I give the whole of my property \u0026amp; effects to my wife Doris Marjorie Soulby. Edwin Soulby 51445 P.P.C.L.I.\" Soulby died March 15, 1928 in Winnipeg, at the age of 37.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108882534677,"sku":"C2837","price":440.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_04_48238a5d-298c-4441-aa66-6a6e1e0163a9.jpg?v=1692838477"},{"product_id":"an-rcaf-memorial-birks-bar-lost-over-the-straits-of-gibraltar-c2443","title":"An Rcaf Memorial Birks Bar; Lost Over The Straits Of Gibraltar","description":"An RCAF Memorial Birks Bar; Lost Over the Straits of Gibraltar - Defence Medal; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Overseas Clasp; and War Medal 1939-1945. Court-mounted with Birks Memorial Bar (engraved \"F\/O H.J. CROWE R.C.A.F. DIED IN HIS COUNTRY'S SERVICE 12 MAR. 1943\") glued to the front, original ribbons, glue residue on the reverse of all three medals, near extremely fine. Accompanied by a Photograph of Crowe in his RCAF Uniform with Observer's Wing (black and white, gloss finish, 65 mm x 114 mm), a Postcard of a British Hudson Bomber (black and white, cutline inscribed \"BRITISH HUDSON BOMBER. (Lockheed B-14) Photo taken over the English Channel. A general reconnaissance bomber highly praised by the Royal Air Force for its powerful and rugged reliability.\", 89 mm x 138 mm), along with copies of his Attestation Papers, Service Records, Royal Canadian Artillery Discharge Certificate and Royal Air Force Report on Flying Accident.\n \nFootnote: Harold James Crowe was born on August 13, 1918 in Calgary, Alberta, the son of Thomas James Crowe (a Commission Agent) and Caroline Matilda Crowe of New Westminster, British Columbia. He attended public school at Earl Grey School (1924 to 1932), high school at Western Canada High (1932 to 1936), had one year of university at Mount Royal College (1936 to 1937), followed by six months of Night School in commercial subjects (1937). His interests were in Photography and Pharmacy, while he enjoyed athletic pursuits in Sprinting, Rugby, Hockey and Hiking. After his formal education was finished, he was employed by Jenkins Groceteria as a Truck Driver (1937 to 1938) and with Temple Duff Drug as an Apprentice Druggist, Clerk and Stock Keeper, before he enlisted with the Royal Canadian Artillery. Crowe enlisted with the 95th Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery as a Private (Gunner), on August 5, 1940, naming his father as his next-of-kin, stating that he had no previous military service and that his occupation was that of Druggist. He was subsequently transferred to 2\/91st Field Battery, passed his NCO's exam on April 1, 1941 and five and half weeks later, was discharged from the 2\/91st Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, on May 10, 1941, enabling him to join the Royal Canadian Air Force. Crowe signed his Attestation Paper with the Royal Canadian Air Force (J\/11646), on May 10, 1941 in Calgary, naming-his-father as his next-of-kin, stating that he had previous military service in the Non-Permanent Active Militia (RCA), that he was Single and that his occupation was that of Druggist's Apprentice. He did his RCAF training at various locations, including Brandon, Manitoba; Edmonton, Alberta; High River, Alberta; and Trenton, Ontario. He is also on record as having attended No. 5 Air Observers School in Winnipeg, Manitoba (1940 to 1942), No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School at Paulson, Manitoba (1942), No. 1 Air Navigation School at Rivers, Manitoba (1942), all three schools for Navigation, and No. 31 General Reconnaissance School at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (1942). He was promoted to the rank of Pilot Officer on March 11, 1942, was posted briefly to Debert Military Camp in Debert, Nova Scotia on September 12, 1942, before being transferred to \"Y\" Depot in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he was organized as part of the Royal Air Force Trainees Depot on October 27, 1942. Crowe embarked Canada the following day, arriving in the United Kingdom on November 4th and was stationed at Bournemouth. While in England, he was named Temporary Flight Officer on November 11, 1942, before embarking the United Kingdom for India on December 13, 1942 and is recorded as being on North African Command as of January 1, 1943. Crowe was stationed with a Royal Air Force Transit Squadron in Gibraltar, and was on an Operational Night flight aboard a Hudson VI FK.621, with twin Wasp engines, carrying a crew of four including Crowe, when the plane crashed in Spanish territory. In the Report on Flying Accident, dated March 28, 1943 at RAF Station North Front, Gibraltar, it describes the crew's predicament: \"On arrival at Gibraltar the following faults were reported and rectified: recoil from pistol cracked port window - no spares available; port undercarriage hydraulic pipe requires new length of rubber jointing - new joint fitted; both engines running hot - oil filters removed, inspected, cleaned and replaced. Ground tested O.K.; slight oil seepage near instrument panel - checked, no leak found.\" The Wing Commander who filed the report went on to state that the \"Pilot took off at night and climbed to the East. He then turned West and flew past Europa Point but was off track and hit high ground to the North of the Straits of Gibraltar. Height of the crash approximately 1500 feet. Crew was out of practice at night. Last night flight was in August. Either the pilot did not fly on the correct course due to erratic instrument flying or observer did not give the pilot correct courses through the Straits.\" He continued to elaborate: \"Recommend that all Ferry Pilots be kept in night flying practice. This pilot, although he had done no night flying for six months, (preferred) to be despatched to the U.K. by night rather than fly an unarmed aircraft up by day. It is now evident that the crew were not fit to do so.\" The crew were initially reported as \"Missing\" but later confirmed as \"Killed as the Result of a Flying Accident\" on March 12, 1943. In addition to 24 year old J\/11646 Pilot Officer (Navigator) Harold J. Crowe, also killed were A\/411641 Pilot Officer (Pilot) B.W. Polson, A\/412698 Sergeant (Wireless Air Gunner) R. Rickett and NZ-41449 Sergeant (Wireless Air Gunner) H.E. Ash. The bodies were later recovered and buried at sea. Crowe is remembered with honour on the Gibraltar Memorial in Gibraltar and is commemorated on page 150 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. He was awarded the Defence Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Overseas Clasp and the War Medal 1939-1945 for his Second World War Service. The Birks Memorial Bar was sent to his father on January 9, 1952. Also, as his mother was no longer alive and the fact that he was not married, no memorial crosses were issued.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108905341205,"sku":"C2443","price":315.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_03_2969aae6-68e6-4fe9-b8ae-0ef2cae1654a.jpg?v=1692838550"},{"product_id":"an-mm-group-to-the-new-brunswick-regiment-c1062","title":"An Mm Group To The New Brunswick Regiment","description":"An MM Group to the New Brunswick Regiment - Military Medal (709025 Sjt J. McH. STRACHAN. 26\/N. BRUNS:R.); British War Medal (709025 A. SJT. J.M. STRACHAN. 26-CAN.INF.); Victory Medal (709025 A. SJT. J.M. STRACHAN. 26-CAN.INF.); Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal (C.S.M. (W.O. CL. II.) J.M. STRACHAN M.M. ST. JOHN. FUS.); and French Croix de Guerre (bronze, unnamed, bronze star on the ribbon). Naming is officially impressed. Very crisp detail, cleaned, court-mounted with posts and nuts on the reverse for display mounting, light contact overall, better than very fine. Accompanied by a CD containing twenty-three pages with copies of his Index Cards, Attestation Paper, Service Records, Medical Records and Discharge Certificates.\nFootnote: James McHardy Strachan was born on August 11, 1894 in Scotland. He signed his Attestation Paper with the 104th Infantry Battalion on October 13, 1915 in Sussex, New Brunswick, naming his mother, Mrs. George Warden as his next-of-kin, stating that he he had previous milita service, possibly with the Saint John Fusiliers, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Chauffeur. Strachan was appointed Assistant Instructor at Provincial School Instruction, St. John, New Brunswick on April 24, 1916, attached to them on May 6th and continued with them through the month of June. The Battalion was raised in New Brunswick with mobilization headquarters at Sussex under the authority of G.O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed June 28, 1919 from Halifax, Nova Scotia aboard the S.S. Olympic, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel G.W. Fowler with a strength of 42 officers and 1,084 other ranks, arriving in Liverpool, England on July 6th. Upon arrival, Strachan was appointed Acting Sergeant at Caesar's Camp, Shorncliffe. On March 1, 1918, he reverted to the rank of Private on transfer from the 109th Infantry Battalion to the 13th Reserve Battalion at Seaford, joining them on the 3rd. He saw additional advancements in rank, as he was appointed Acting Lance Sergeant on March 6th, then Acting Sergeant on March 8th. Strachan was struck off strength of the 13th Reserve Battalion to the 26th Infantry Battalion, via the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp on the 11th. One month later, he reverted to the rank of Private on proceeding overseas to France, at his own request on April 10, 1918, later joining the 26th Battlaion in the field on July 1st. He continued to advance in rank, when he was appointed Acting Lance Corporal on August 9, 1918, due to the wounding of 451879 Lance Corporal Robert D. Lyon. Two months later, he was confirmed in the rank of Sergeant on October 10, 1918. Illiness did not elude Strachan, as he was admitted to No. 44 Casualty Clearing Station with \"chest pain\" on November 27, 1918, with the diagnosis of P.U.O. (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin = fever). On December 11th, he was transferred to No. 24 General Hospital Etaples with a \"headache, cold in (the) head\", reassessed and it was determined he was suffering from a bout of Influenza. He was returned to England and admitted to the Central Military Hospital at Chatham on December 22nd and posted \"sick\" to the New Brunswick Regimental Depot. He was again transferred, this time to No.15 Canadian General at Taplan with \"debility\" (a temperature of 104 degrees) on January 4, 1919, continuing the recovery process until he was fully recovered and discharged to duty on January 28th. Strachan was then taken on strength by the 13th Reserve Battalion on posting from the New Brunswick Regimental Depot the next day. He continued with the 13th Reserve Battalion, until he was struck off strength on posting to M.D.C. Wing No. 7, on proceeding to the Canadian Concentration Camp on March 19th. He was then attached to the Canadian Corps Camp Kinmel Park awaiting return to Canada, soon embarking Liverpool on March 29, 1919, aboard the S.S. Caronia, arriving in Halifax on April 5th. Strachan was discharged upon demobilization on April 7, 1919 at Dispersal Station \"C\", Military District No. 7, in Saint John, New Brunswick. He was awarded the Military Medal in the field, as cited on July 3, 1919 in the London Gazette 31430, along with the Croix de Guerre with bronze star from the French Government in the field, as cited on June 7, 1919 in the London Gazette 31393 (Canadian Records Office letter RL.70-11 over RIF 26219, February 26, 1919). In addition to his MM, BWM, VM and the French Croix de Guerre, he was later awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal. He is credited with having served in Canada, England, France and Belgium and was entitled to wear the War Service Badge, Class \"A\", number 264181. It is also noted in his records that a Mrs. Mary Strachan of St John, New Brunswick was receiving his pay, so it appears that he married sometime after he enlisted.\n ","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108929622293,"sku":"C1062","price":2100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/50_9dd37c16-99eb-4a2b-9a7c-eaecc32827c1.jpg?v=1692838594"},{"product_id":"wwii-canadian-medal-group-c1043","title":"Wwii Canadian Medal Group","description":"WWII Canadian Medal Group - 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Defence Medal, Silver; CVSM; 1939-45 War Medal, Silver, swing mounted on pin bar; very fine.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108956164373,"sku":"C1043","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/26_56dfbbdc-cc6a-461d-bde9-ce028bedcbc5.jpg?v=1692838677"},{"product_id":"british-war-medal-canadian-pioneer-battalion-c0772","title":"British War Medal - Canadian Pioneer Battalion","description":"(409343 CPL. 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Footnote: Thomas Albert Edward World was born April 5, 1865. \"Tommy\" World was a Sergeant in the Queen's Own Rifles at age 20, under Lieutenant Colonel Otter, whose column went to the relief of Battleford, which was under siege by Poundmaker and his Indian band. With the approach of Otter, Poundmaker retired to Kut Knife Ridge. Otter followed and a stand off battle was fought. The losses to the Queen's Own Rifles were eight killed and thirteen wounded. The North West Canada Medal was awarded October 20, 1885. In January 1918, the Army List shows that World was entitled to the Medal with clasp. World later achieved the ranks of Honourable Captain \u0026amp; Quartermaster (January 1918), Honourable Major \u0026amp; Quartermaster (April 1916) and then was transferred to the retired Officers List (February 1921). World was very active and concerned for his Regiment and those who had served in it. He helped organize the Queen's Own Rifles Association and became its third President. 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He graduated in Medicine from the University of Manitoba and served for one year as House Surgeon at Winnipeg General Hospital before joining the Canadian Expeditionary Force for overseas service. He signed his Attestation Paper on June 21, 1915 at Valcartier Camp, at the age of 24, naming his next-of-kin as E.W. Warner of Winnipeg, Manitoba, stating that he had previous military service with the 16th Cavalry Field Ambulance, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Surgeon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 1916, Captain Warner, Canadian Army Medical Corps was in command of the King's Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Bushey Park in London. He was one of a group of Canadian Army Medical Officers that had been brought to the notice of the Secretary of State for War in 1917, for valuable services rendered in connection with the war. As a Temporary Captain in 1918, he relinquished his appointment as Deputy Assistant Director of Medical Services. Warner, along with the rest of the Canadian Army Medical Corps was with the Canadian Corps during the last one hundred days of the war. Now in the rank of Major, Warner returned to Canada in 1919 and was detailed to perform the duties of Assistant Director of Medical Services, at Military District No. 10, in Winnipeg. In the 1920s, he was named Lieutenant-Colonel in the CAMC, followed by a move to England in 1938 and his retirement in 1962.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109034414357,"sku":"C2501","price":435.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/MNC8977_141a56f2-a067-4d75-bc01-373f1397b4d9.jpg?v=1761308019"},{"product_id":"a-second-war-canadian-memorial-cross-to-the-heavy-glider-conversion-unit-c2449","title":"A Second War Canadian Memorial Cross To The Heavy Glider Conversion Unit","description":"GRVI (SGT. 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Wintral \u0026amp; Sons as a Extrusion Press Operator, but lost his job due to \"lack of work\". By the fall, he was employed as a Delivery Person with G. Tamblyn Drug Store Limited (October 1939 to August 1940) before joining the RCAF. Hisson signed his Attestation Paper with the Royal Canadian Air Force, on September 10, 1940 in Toronto, at the age of 20, naming his next-of-kin as his father, stating that he had no previous military service, that he was Single and that his trade was that of Occasional Helper. He was admitted to the RCAF as an Aircraftman 2nd Class on December 27, 1940 and posted to No. 1 Manning Depot in Toronto on January 15, 1941. Ten weeks later, he was transferred to No. 1 Wireless School in Montreal, Quebec on March 31st, where he was named Leading Aircraftman on May 1st. He continued his training, as he was posted to No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School at Jarvis, Ontario on September 16th, where he earned his Air Gunner Badge on October 11, 1941 and named Sergeant two days later. He was transferred to \"Y\" Depot in Halifax, Nova Scotia on October 15th for overseas service and placed with the Royal Air Force Training Pool on November 2nd. Upon arrival in the United Kingdom, he was named Temporary Sergeant on November 13th and posted to No. 3 Personnel Reception Centre on the 14th. Hisson was transferred for nine days to No. 14 Initial Training Wing (November 22nd to 30th), before returning to No. 3 PRC for another nine days, which was followed by a posting to No. 1 Signals School on December 9th. After two months of signals training, he was transferred to No. 42 Operational Training Unit at RAF Andover on February 3, 1942, where he was named Temporary Flight Sergeant on April 13th. Hisson was transferred to the Heavy Glider Conversion Unit (HGCU) at RAF Brize Norton. The station had been used in various forms of flying training until July 1942, when it became home of the HGCU and was later re-named No. 21 HGCU, which remained at RAF Brize Norton until December 31, 1945. Hisson was training aboard a glider when he struck a tree on takeoff at Whitley. He was Killed While on Active Service (Killed as the Result of a Flying Accident) on August 31, 1942, at the age of 22. He was buried on September 4, 1942 in Black Boulton (or Burton Abbots) (St. Mary) Churchyard (near Reading), Oxfordshire, England, Grave Reference: Row F. Grave 5. and is commemorated on page 81 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. His mother, Viola Hisson, received his Memorial Cross.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109068722453,"sku":"C2449","price":245.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_05_f43b4a71-4b78-4769-a41c-2607784aed3c.jpg?v=1692838999"},{"product_id":"wwi-british-war-medal-cmgb-rcmp-c0935","title":"Wwi British War Medal - C.m.g.b. \u0026 Rcmp","description":"WWI British War Medal - (175385 PTE. F. STRIBBELL. C.M.G. BDE.). Naming is officially impressed. Very crisp detail, dark patina, extremely fine. Footnote: Francis \"Frank\" Joseph Stribbell is acknowledged for having signed four Attestation Papers, with four different birth years. They all state that he was born in Hamilton, Ontario and named his next-of-kin as his wife, Alice but that's where the similarities end. The first one was signed on November 6, 1914 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, stating that he was born on November 19, 1859, that he had previous military service with the Mounted Police and that his trade was that of Labourer. The second one was signed on July 28, 1915 in Hamilton, Ontario, stating that he was born on November 19, 1872, that he had four years previous military service with the Royal North West Mounted Police and that his trade was that of Stat: Engineer, with a note at the top of the page reading \"This man discharged August 21, 1915. Medically unfit.\" The third one was signed on October 1, 1915 in Hamilton, Ontario, stating that he was born on November 19, 1873, that he had four and half years previous military service with the North West Mounted Police and that his trade was that of Labourer. The fourth one was signed on October 27, 1917 in Hamilton, Ontario, stating that he was born on November 19, 1868, that he had nine months previous military service (seven months with the 86th Battalion and two months with the 76th Battalion) and that his trade was that of Labourer, with a \"yes\" marked when asked if he had ever been discharged (the explanation given as \"Medically Unfit through Service.\"","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109077111061,"sku":"C0935","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/62_5ef2e9f4-5e78-43f2-9d21-dde53b6e9cf5.jpg?v=1692839024"},{"product_id":"canada-commonwealth-a-wwi-pair-royal-canadian-artillery-c1013","title":"Canada, Commonwealth. A WWI Pair - Royal Canadian Artillery","description":"British War Medal (3056551 GNR. H.R. MAY. C.G.A.); and Victory Medal (3056551 GNR. H.R. MAY. C.G.A.). Naming is officially impressed. 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He left for overseas service from Montreal, Quebec aboard the S.S. Missanabie on September 4, 1915, arriving in England on the 14th and posted to the 11th Reserve Battalion. Two months later, he proceeded to the French theatre from Canadian Base Depot on November 24th, arriving in France on November 27th and joining the PPCLI Battalion in the field on December 5th. The following Spring, Haskell was admitted to No. 1 Casualty Clearing Station, suffered a sprained left foot on April 15, 1916, then discharged to duty on the 20th. Almost three weeks later, he was wounded on May 8th at Sanctuary Wood, treated and returned to duty, joining his unit in the field on May 16th. Between April and August 1916, the Canadian Corps were defending the southern stretches of the Ypres Salient, including actions in battle at the St. Eloi Craters, Hill 62, Mount Sorrel and Sanctuary Wood. These battles marked the first occasion in which Canadian divisions engaged in planned offensive operations during Word War I. In those actions the Canadians reconquered vital high-ground positions that denied the Germans a commanding view of the town of Ypres itself. Haskell did not live to see these actions fulfilled, as he was wounded in action on June 2, 1916, again at Sanctuary Wood. He was previously reported wounded and missing, then, \"for official purposes, presumed to have died on or since June 2nd 1916\", declared Killed in Action at the age 25. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109128196373,"sku":"C2839","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_03_25e1ec4a-d8e2-453e-a65e-aebe8dfa7365.jpg?v=1692839173"},{"product_id":"wwii-group-to-john-jack-wickenden-royal-canadian-corps-of-signals-c2311","title":"Wwii Group To John \"Jack\" Wickenden Royal Canadian Corps Of Signals","description":"WWII Group to John \"Jack\" Wickenden Royal Canadian Corps of Signals- 1939-1945 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Overseas Clasp; and War Medal 1939-1945. Mounted to a suspension with swing bar pinback, as worn by the veteran, original ribbons, extremely fine. Accompanied by his Canadian Army Soldier's Service and Pay Book, three Canadian Army Soldier's Pay Books (August 1943 to January 1944, February 1944 to January 1945, February 1945 to January 1946), two Canadian Army Photo Identification Cards (one card issued in Kingston, Ontario and dated February 1, 1943, the other card issued in Stratford, Ontario and dated and June 7, 1943), three Toronto Police Association Membership Cards (dated 1946, 1947 and 1949, respectively), two Toronto Police War Veterans' Association Membership Cards (dated 1946 and 1951, respectively), a Toronto Police Amateur Athletic Association Membership Card (dated 1947), two letters addressed to Wickenden (one dated July 9, 1945, addressed to him while with 7 Construction Section, 1 Canadian Corps of Signals, with an accompanying envelope postmarked July 17, 1945 in Toronto, the other letter undated) and a Studio Portrait Photograph of Wickenden in Uniform (colourized black and white, 203 mm x 252 mm).\n \nFootnote: Ernest John \"Jack\" Wickenden was born on October 5, 1921 in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Charles Richard Wickenden and Annie Wickenden. His highest level of education consisted of two years of high school in Toronto and one year on night school in 1941. He enlisted as a Signalman with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals on October 26, 1942 at No. 2 Military Depot in Toronto, at the age of 21. He is documented as being with STC #26 in January 28, 1943, and while in Europe, was with 1 Canadian Railway Line Maintenance Section, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals. Wickenden was named Acting Lance Corporal on April 3, 1944, promoted to Lance Corporal on June 10, 1944 and disembarked in France a month later, on July 5, 1944. 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Original ribbon, light contact, bruised, near extremely fine.\n  \nFootnote: William Gordon Trites was born on January 7, 1883 in Moncton, New Brunswick. He was a resident of Moncton when he signed his Particulars of Recruit Drafted Under Military Service Act 1917, on January 29, 1918 with the 1st Depot Battalion, New Brunswick Regiment, Military District No. 7 in Saint John, New Brunswick, at the age of 25, naming his next-of-kin as his mother, Annie Tries of Moncton, stating that he had no previous military service, that he was Single and that his trade was that of Tailor (his letter and number 651605 F.C. under the Military Service Act). ","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109162012949,"sku":"C2552","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/wwi_british_war__53fe04f890ecc.jpg?v=1767733873"},{"product_id":"a-second-war-canaidan-memorial-cross-to-a-wwi-austrian-veteran-c2341","title":"A Second War Canaidan Memorial Cross To A Wwi Austrian Veteran","description":"A Second War Canaidan Memorial Cross to a WWI Austrian Veteran - \nWar Medal 1939-1945; and Memorial Cross, George VI (B-70495 PTE. F. WEBER). Naming is engraved on the MC. Un-mounted, original ribbon and very dark patina on the WM, light contact, near extremely fine. Accompanied by copies of his Attestation Paper, Service Records, Discharge Certificates, Canadian Pension Commission Memorandum (dated July 23, 1952), Awards Card, Medals and Memorials of Deceased Personnel Card and a Letter Addressed to his Wife Confirming that Weber's Death was Related to his War Service (dated July 30, 1952). \n \nFootnote: Frank Weber was born on April 23, 1899 in Bukovina, Austria. He completed Public School, along with four years at a Trades School in Austria, in order to be a Tailor. He had served for one and half years in the Austrian Army during the First World War (1917-1918) and two and a half years in the Romanian Army (1921 to 1923) post-war. He immigrated to Western Canada, where he worked on a farm for one year before taking employment in a Tailor Shop in Regina, Saskatchewan for eleven years. He followed his western experience with a move to Ontario, where he was in the Tailoring Business in Niagara Falls, Ontario for eight years. Weber signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (B-70495) with the Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment), at Chippawa, Ontario, on September 21, 1942, at the age of 43, naming his next-of-kin as wife, Mrs. Theresa (Teresa) Weber of 148 Portage Road, Niagara Falls, Ontario, stating that he had no previous military service, that he was Married and that his trade was that of Tailor. He was multi-lingual, as he spoke English, German, Romanian, Russian and Polish, along with some Slovak languages. In a report, dated October 30, 1942, Captain W.A. Bryce noted that \"This man is pleasant, friendly, and co-operative. He is of limited intelligence but has the tailoring trade upon which he can rely. He fought in the Austrian Army in the last war and trained in it afterwards until he ran away to Canada. He farmed for years in the west and took refuge in his trade. A useful man to have around a unit.\" and that \"this man might be trade tested as a tailor if a spot on establishment appears.\" After 264 days service, he was discharged from the Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment), as \"Unable to meet the required military physical standards\", on June 11, 1943 at Chippawa, at the age of 44, his conduct noted as \"very good during his 264 days service\". Almost nine years after he was discharged, Weber died on April 3, 1952 of \"Right heart failure\", with the Canadian Pension Commission ruling that his death was related to his military service. Memorial Crosses were sent to both his widow, Mrs. Teresa Weber of 926 Portage Road North in Stamford, Ontario, on August 12, 1952, and to his mother, Mrs. Amelia Weber of Ansback, Feuchtwangerster 39, Mittel-Francken, Germany, on September 26, 1952. 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He signed his Attestation Paper on May 8, 1915, in Lindsay, Ontario, at the age of 24, naming his next-of-kin as his mother, Mrs. Fannie Walker of Toronto, Ontario, stating that he had no previous military service, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Labourer. He survived the war.\n \n \n ","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109244096789,"sku":"C2883","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_02_da693062-3c2b-40fe-afff-29292dda71fb.jpg?v=1692839465"},{"product_id":"a-first-war-pair-to-the-canadian-artillery-c0936","title":"A First War Pair To The Canadian Artillery","description":"A First War Pair to the Canadian Artillery - British War Medal (349013 GNR. C.W. LANKIN. C.F.A.); and Victory Medal (349013 GNR. C.W. LANKIN. C.F.A.). Naming is officially impressed. Unmounted, very crisp detail, polished, light contact, better than very fine. Accompanied by a CD containing eighteen pages with copies of his IndexCards, Attestation Paper, Service Records, Medical Records, Discharge Certificates and Department of Veteran Affairs, Canadian Armed Forces Record of Service (dated and stamped May 11, 1959). Footnote: Charles Wesley Lankin was born on October 27, 1895 in Vaughan, Ontario, the son of Albert and Jane Lankin. He signed his Attestation Paper on April 17, 1916 in Kingston, Ontario, enlisting as a Gunner with \"C\" Battery, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, stating that he had no previous military service, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Student. He embarked Halifax, Nova Scotia aboard the S.S. Savonia on October 4, 1916, arriving in Liverpool, England on October 13th, although it also states in another one of his records that it was aboard the S.S. Missanabie. He was taken on strength at CADC Sutcliffe upon arrival, then transferred to ADDS at Witley on January 8, 1917. He was then posted to the 52nd Battery, Canadian Field Artillery at Milford Camp at Witley on January 15th and placed with the 13th Brigade. After seven months training, he proceeding overseas to France on August 21st. He remained with the 13th Brigade for the duration of his war service. He did take a fourteen day leave in the United Kingdom on October 6, 1918, rejoining his unit in the field on the 24th. He was with his unit until January 28, 1919, when he was evacuated to No. 8 General Hospital at Boulogne, France with a case of Scabbies. He was transferred on February 7th to No. 25 General Hardelot, then again transferred on February 14th to No. 16 Canadian General at Ospington, where he was to remain until he was discharged on March 4th. Upon his leave from hospital, Lankin was attached to Canadian Corps Company at Kinmel Park Camp for his return to Canada on March 29th. He was struck off strength to Canada, embarking Liverpool aboard the S.S. Lapland on April 3, 1919, disembarking in Halifax on April 10th. He was discharged upon demobilization at No. 2 District Depot in Toronto, Ontario on April 12th. Lankin was credited with having served in Canada, England and France, earning a War Service Badge Class \"A\", number 280400. It is noted in his records that he was issued a second War Service Badge, numbered 290672, in 1959.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109251895573,"sku":"C0936","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/a_first_war_pair_5124e731b4bb3.jpg?v=1748289960"},{"product_id":"the-twin-memorial-cross-group-to-pte-carmichael-c1028","title":"The Twin Memorial Cross Group To Pte. Carmichael","description":"The Twin Memorial Cross Group to Pte. 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Letson, Major General, Adjutant General (informing his widow of his death in the United Kingdom, dated July 15, 1943), Department National Defence Estates Branch Claim Form (stamped August 13, 1943), Letter to his Widow from the Estates Branch (regarding War Savings Certificates to be transmitted to his mother, Margaret Carmichael, and Victory Loan Bond to be registered in his widow's name, Gertrude Carmichael) and Correspendence from His Widow to the Estates Branch. Footnote: Gordon Thomas Carmichael was born on September 13, 1921 in Toronto, Ontario, the son of William and Margaret Carmichael. He had four sisters (Dorthy, Lilian, Jean, Annie) and one brother (Allan). He signed his Attestation Paper with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps on June 28, 1941 at No. 2 District Depot, in Toronto, listing his next-of-kin as his mother, stating that he had no previous military service, that he was single and that his trade was that of Auto Builder. He was taken on strength at No. 2 District Depot (AP) RCASC \"B\" Wing in Toronto, on June 28, 1941 as a Driver. After five months, he was struck off strength at No. 2 D.D. and taken on strength at No. 22 (Basic) Training Centre, North Bay, Ontario on December 6, 1941. He was then transferred to No. 19 Army Training Centre at Camp Borden, Ontario on February 4, 1942. While at Camp Borden, he was named Acting Lance Corporal on March 1, 1942, reverting to the rank of Private on March 15th, then appointed Lance Corporal on March 16th. By March 26th, Carmichael was classified DR (IC) Class III (Wheel), reverting to the rank of Private again on March 31st. He was also granted permisssion to marry, taking Gertrude Lenora Carmichael as his wife, in Toronto, on April 2, 1942. He found himself in the Camp Borden Military Hospital from May 18 to 26, 1942, with an undisclosed illness. He was taken on strength by the Canadian Army Overseas on June 14, 1942 and attached to 81 Canadian Artillery Company, RCASC. Carmichael tragically loss his life when he was killed by an enemy air raid attack, while on pass, visiting the Whitehall Theatre, East Grinstead, Surrey, at 17:30, on July 9, 1943, at the age of 21. He is buried at Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey, England, Plot 45, Row A, Grave 2. In 1917, an area of land in Brookwood Cemetery (originally The London Necropolis) was set aside for the burial of men and women of the forces of the Commonwealth and Americans, who had died, many of battle wounds, in the London district. This site was further extended to accommodate the Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War, and American, Belgian, Czech, Dutch, French and Polish plots containing the graves of Allied casualties. There are also German and Italian plots where prisoners of war lie buried. In his Will, Carmichael stated that \"I Give, Devise and Bequeath unto my wife, Mrs. Gertrude Carmichael, all my estate and personal belonging.\" His personal effects and receipt from the Paymaster in the sum of five shillings and seven pence (the cash that was found on him) were sent to his widow Gertrude Lenora Carmichael of Toronto. She also received his Memorial Cross, as did his mother, Margaret, also of Toronto.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109323526421,"sku":"C1028","price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/the_twin_memoria_5170020c67144.jpg?v=1692839651"},{"product_id":"the-memorial-cross-of-american-lac-jones-c1477","title":"The Memorial Cross Of American Lac Jones","description":"The Memorial Cross of American LAC JONES - George VI (LAC L.C. JONES R-147302). Naming is officially engraved. Contact marks and gilt wear, very fine. Accompanied by a CD containing twenty-five pages with copies of his Computer Card (confirming his eligibility for the War Medal 1939-1945 and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal), Index Card, Attestation Paper, Service Records, two Letters of Recommendation, Wyoming States Board of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics Certificate of Birth, Province of Ontario Certificate of Registration of Death, RCAF Casualty Notification (dated January 14, 1943), RCAF Officer or Airman's Report on Accidental of Self-Inflicted Injuries or Immediate Death Therefrom for Pilot Richard B. Steelman, Report of Death of United States Citizen in Military Service, Will, Estates Branch Application and Accompanying Sympathy Letter. \nFootnote: Lester Charles Jones was born on March 4, 1921 in Lingle, Goshen County, Wyoming, the son of Walter Richard Jones and Dorotha D. Jones. He had two brothers: 37455079 Private Walter Leonard Jones, 413 Infantry, Camp Adair, Oregon and Kenneth Elmer Jones, along with three sisters: Anna Maxine Jones, Dorothy Jean Jones and Betty Lou Jones. He spent his first two years in Wyoming (1921-1922) before moving with his parents to Nebraska (1923-1930), then to Colorado (1931), before returning to Nebraska (1931-1940). He attended Hope School (1931-1935) in Alliance, Nebraska, then transferred to Alliance High School in 1936, where he graduated in May 1939. He worked jobs as a Station Attendant at Perry's Super Service Station in Alliance (August 1939 to January 1940) and as a Ranch Hand (June 1940 to August 1940), before leaving to find his fortune in California in August 1940. He attended Pacific Aircraft Technical School for aircraft construction at Hawthorne, California (October to December 1940) before being hired by the Lockheed Aeroplane Factory as a casting fitter and frame builder. He returned to Nebraska in October 1941, remaining there until December, when he left for Canada to join the Royal Canadian Air Force. He had two letters of recommendation to join the air force: one from George H. Bell, addressed to Captain Hathaway at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California (dated October 29, 1941) stating that Jones \"would like to enlist in the Royal Air Force\" and the other from Harold Perry of Perry's Super Service Station in Alliance. Jones signed his RCAF Attestation Paper on December 18, 1941 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, naming his next-of-kin as his father, stating that he was an American citizen, he had no previous military service, that he had not previously applied to the RCAF for admission, that he was single and that his occupation was that of Aircraft Worker. He was posted as an Aircraftman Second Class, Aircrew, to be a Pilot or Observer, at No. 2 Manning Depot in Brandon, Manitoba the following day. While at No. 2 Manning Depot, he was hospitalized for two weeks at Brandon General Hospital from January 24 to February 6, 1942, the illness undisclosed. After two months at No. 2 Manning Depot, he was transferred to the TTS (Technical Training School) at St. Thomas, Ontario on February 12, 1942, where he was to remain for another two months, before being transferred to the ITS (Initial Training School) at Toronto, Ontario on April 11, 1942. It was at ITS where he was to see a promotion to Leading Aircraftman on June 5th. He was now deemed ready for flight school, as he was transferred to No. 7 EFTS (Elementary Flying Training School) in Windsor, Ontario on August 1, 1942, where he trained on Tiger Moth aircraft, attaining a total flight time of Dual (33:40) and Solo (31:15) during the day and Dual (2:00) at night. That Fall, he was transferred to No. 16 SFTS (Service Flying Training School) in Hagersville, Ontario on October 10, 1942, where he trained on Anson Mark II aircraft, attaining a total flight time of Dual (26:45) and Solo (27:25) during the day and Dual (2:00) at night. He was hospitalized for two days at Hagersville Station Hospital from December 13th to 15th, again with another undisclosed illness. Jones was killed on January 6, 1943, at the age of 21, as the result of a flying accident during a routine training flight near Guelph, Ontario, when the Anson Mark II, No. 8266 aircraft crashed at 14:30 in Puslinch Township, two miles south-west of Morriston, Ontario. His autopsy showed that he suffered \"crushing and lacerations\" injuries, incorporating multiple fractures to his skull, spine and legs. He was one of three airmen on the flight, all of which were killed. In addition to Jones, R145299 Richard Bertram Steelman (Student Pilot. age 27) and J13066 Pilot\/Officer John Caskie, who was piloting the aircraft, with 71 hours Dual and 100 hours Solo to his credit, also died. In his Flying \u0026amp; Ground Training Report on Pupil Pilot, it listed the cause of the accident as \"obscure\" but noted that Jones had scored well in Natural Skill, Skill in Landing, Airmanship, Cockpit Drill, Instrument Flying, Night Flying and Aerobatics. While with the EFTS, it was noted that he was a \"Good average pupil pilot, fairly persistent, good sense, endurance, decision, very cool, quite natural in the air, also quick. Conduct and deportment average.\" Also, while with the SFTS, he was documented as \"A pupil who applied himself with favourable progress, seemed cool but not too confident in his own opinion. Instrument flying good average. Navigation just average. Training ceased due to fatal accident on Jan. 6th\/43.\" and that \"This pupil was making good progress towards graduation.\" Jones' body was returned to his parents and he was buried at Alliance Cemetery, Alliance, Nebraska, Grave Reference: Lot 22. Section 5. Block 9. Grave 7. In his Will, dated December 20, 1941, he stated that \"I Give, Devise and Bequeath unto my father, Mr. Walter R. Jones, Alliance, Neb., All My Estate\". He also was insured with the New York Life Insurance Company, which paid out to his father. Jones was posthumously awarded the War Medal 1939-1945 and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for his war service, the medals going to his father, his parents receiving the Royal Message upon his death which was forwarded by the government on February 19, 1943, while his mother was forwarded his Memorial Cross on the 23rd, as presented here for sale.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109359046933,"sku":"C1477","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/the_memorial_cro_5280f1e793084.jpg?v=1692839736"},{"product_id":"a-qsa-to-the-canadian-mounted-rifles-c1072","title":"A Qsa To The Canadian Mounted Rifles","description":"A QSA to the Canadian Mounted Rifles - South Africa 1902, Transvaal (297 Pte. H. L. PALMER. CANADIAN M.R.) 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Original ribbon, dark patina, light contact, near extremely fine.\nFootnote: Frederick Wilfred Bennett was born on July 23, 1888 in Toronto, Ontario. He was a resident of Orangeville, Ontario when he signed his Particulars of Recruit Drafted Under Military Service Act 1917, as a Private, on June 8, 1918 with the 71st Battery Depot, Canadian Field Artillery, No. 2 Depot Artillery Brigade, in Toronto, at the age of 29, naming his next-of-kin as his mother, Mrs. Victoria Bennett of Orangeville, stating that he had no previous military service, that he was Single and that his trade was that of Jeweller (his number 848190 under the Military Service Act). He survived the war.\n ","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109405577493,"sku":"C2991","price":270.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_03_8c775a20-eac4-4c06-a7bb-194468f22ce7.jpg?v=1692839836"},{"product_id":"a-qsa-to-the-canadian-mounted-rifles-c1105","title":"A Qsa To The Canadian Mounted Rifles","description":"A QSA to the Canadian Mounted Rifles - Queens South Africa Medal 1899-1902, Cape Colony; (TRR.W.NOBLE. 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He signed his Attestation Paper with the 2nd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, on December 9, 1901, in Montreal, Quebec, at the age of 25 years and 7 months, naming his next-of-kin as his father, Brock Willett of Chambly-Canton, stating that he had no previous military service, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Manufacturer of Woolens. His assigned regimental number was \"5736\" but was issued \"16\" for the South African expedition. After the war, he returned to Canada, working for the Richelieu Woollen Mills in Chambly-Canton. In September 1904, he was in correspondence with Colonel B.H. Vidal, Acting Adjutant General at Militia Headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario. Using the company letterhead with his name at the top left corner, Willett stated that he had fought with the 2nd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles in South Africa and that he had been discharged accordingly. He felt that he was entitled to the Queen's South Africa Medal and inquired as to how he would go about getting it. Colonel Vidal explained the process and required documents necessary, in order to confirm Willett's request. In a letter addressed to Willett, from Militia Headquarters in Ottawa, dated October 3, 1904 and signed by Colonel B.H. Vidal, it stated that \"I have the honour to forward herewith the Queen's South Africa Medal and 2 clasps, to which you are entitled on account of your service with the 2nd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles. Your discharge certificate is returned herewith.\"","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109424714005,"sku":"C2502","price":1100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_04_3fdc045e-b7ba-477c-b8f6-2b1e7665b507.jpg?v=1692839873"},{"product_id":"a-first-war-medal-group-to-the-20th-canadian-infantry-cef-c2481","title":"A First War Medal Group To The 20Th Canadian Infantry Cef","description":"A First War Medal Group to the 20th Canadian Infantry CEF - 1914-15 Star (57991 Pte T.D. CRIGHTON. 20\/CAN:INF:); British War Medal (57991 S. SJT. T.D. CRIGHTON. 20-CAN. INF.); and Victory Medal (57991 S. SJT. T.D. CRIGHTON. 20-CAN. INF.). Naming is officially impressed. Very crisp detail, polished, mounted to asuspension bar with swing bar pinback as worn by the veteran, light contact, bruising, better than very fine. Accompanied by a CDcontaining thirteen pages with copies of his Index Cards, Attestation Paper, Service Records, Medical Records and Discharge Certificates. Footnote: Thomas Dawson Crighton was born on April 5, 1889 in Toronto, Ontario. He signed his Attestation Paper with the 20th Infantry Battalion on February 12, 1915 in Toronto, naming Mary Crighton of Toronto as his next-of-kin, although no relationship was defined. He stated that he had four years previous military service with the Queen's Own Rifles, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Bookkeeper. The Battalion was raised in Central and Northern Ontario and mobilized in Toronto under the authority of G.O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 15, 1915 with a strength of 35 officers and 1,100 other ranks, including Crighton, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel J.A.W. Allen. He arrived in England aboard the S.S. Megaulic on May 24, 1915, later embarking for France on September 14, 1915, disembarking at Boulogne. Crighton was admitted to No. 5 Canadian Field Ambulance on May 7, 1916 and diagnosed with Furunculosis (skin inflanation that usually starts with a single infection, with boils tending to appear thereafter) and rejoined his unit a week later on May 14th. He was struck off strength of the 20th Battalion and taken on strength by the Canadian Ordnance Corps on July 27, 1916. By October 21, 1916, Crighton found himself with the 6th Infantry Brigade performing duties at headquarters, where he saw a promotion to Staff Sergeant on September 1, 1917. He was then transferred to the 28th Battalion on February 22, 1918, whom he served with for five and a half months before proceeding to England on August 6, 1918. He was with \"O\" Wing when he was stuck off strength from the Overseas Military Forces of Canada on May 8, 1919 at Witley. Crighton sailed from Liverpool, England for Canada aboard the S.S. Caronia and was discharged upon demobilzation at No. 2 District Depot in Toronto on May 26, 1919.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109434347797,"sku":"C2481","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_06_4532c0f7-c9c2-475e-8c94-094655018941.jpg?v=1692839893"},{"product_id":"wwi-memorial-cross-to-sapper-william-hosking-c1530","title":"Wwi Memorial Cross To Sapper William Hosking","description":"WWI Memorial Cross to Sapper William Hosking - (784245 Pte W. HOSKINS.). Naming is officially engraved. Light contact, engraved \"Hoskins\" instead of \"Hosking\", near extremely fine. Accompanied by copies of his Index Cards, Attestation Paper, Service Records, Medical Records, Pay Records and Discharge Certificates, along with assorted research papers. \nFootnote: William Hosking was born on December 4, 1888 in Camborne, Cornwall, England. He signed his Attestation Paper with the 129th Infantry Battalion \"Wentworth Battalion\", on January 19, 1916 in Dundas, Ontario, naming his next-of-kin as his sister, Miss Mary Hosking of Birmingham, England, stating that he had no previous military service, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Market Gardening. The Battalion was raised in the County of Wentworth, Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Dundas, Ontario under the authority of G.O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on August 21, 1916 aboard the S.S. Olympic, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel W.E.S. Knowles with a strength of 32 officers and 807 other ranks, arriving in Liverpool, England on the 30th. He was transferred to the 123rd Battalion \"Royal Grenadiers\" at Witley on October 18, 1916. After four and half months orientation and training, Hosking departed for the French theatre, arriving in Boulogne on March 9, 1917. He was to be in ill health during much of his war service, beginning with an admission to No 5 Canadian Field Ambulance on May 14, 1917, with a case of Influenza, before being transferred to the Corps Rest Station on the May 21st and discharged to duty shortly thereafter. In the Fall, he was admitted to No. 44 Casualty Clearing Station on October 23, 1917 and diagnosed with \"D.A.H.\" (Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage, a life-threatening disorder characterized clinically by the presence of hemoptysis, falling hematocrit, diffuse pulmonary infiltrates and hypoxemic respiratory failure: it refers to bleeding that originates in the pulmonary microvasculature instead of the parenchyma or bronchial circulation). He was transferred to No. 2 Canadian General Hospital at Le Treport on the 27th, then to No. 3 Convalescent Depot at Le Treport on November 13th, where he was to spend the next five weeks before being discharged to Base Details at Le Treport on December 18th. Three days later, he was \"Classfied (B.1.) Concussion, Tachycardia\" (a heart rate that exceeds the normal range) at Etaples, treated and left for the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp on January 21, 1918. Two days before leaving, he was awarded one Good Conduct Badge on the 19th. Hosking later joined the 123rd Battalion in the field on March 13, 1918 but lasted only ten weeks, before he was admitted to No. 8 Canadian Field Ambulance on May 29th, again with \"D.A.H.\" and officially posted to the 8th Battalion, Canadian Engineers the next day. He was transferred to No. 53 General Hospital at Boulogne on June 2nd, then to No. 1 Convalescent Depot at Boulogne on June 4th for the next two weeks before being discharged to No. 5 Rest Camp at St. Martins, Boulogne on June 18th. He was placed with the Canadian Labour Pool on July 2, 1918, before being hospitalized at No. 1 Canadian General Hospital on July 18, 1918. In the new year, he was posted to CCC Company at Shorncliffe on February 8, 1919, then to the Canadian Army Medical Corps Casualty Company at Bramshott on February 15th. One month later, he was admitted to No. 12 Canadian General at Bramshott on March 15, 1919, as his leg required an \"Abscess opened \u0026amp; drained.\", with medical authorities deeming the \"Wound nearly healed.\" He was discharged on April 8th. He was placed at \"N\" Wing CCC at Witley on July 6, 1919 and struck off strength to Canada in late October. Hosking was discharged upon demobilization on October 1, 1919 at No. 2 District Depot in Toronto, Ontario, credited with having served in England and France and entitled to wear the War Service Badge, Class \"A\", number 401373. He died from Pulmonary Tuberculosis on March 16, 1922, his death attributed to his military service. He had married previously so his widow, Mrs. Mary Irene Hosking of West Hamilton, Ontario received his British War Medal and Victory Medal, his Plaque and Scroll and his Memorial Cross. There was only one Memorial Cross issued, as his mother had predeceased him. It is interesting to note, that his sister and his wife had the same name (Mary).","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109452992789,"sku":"C1530","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_6843_copy.jpg?v=1692839942"},{"product_id":"three-second-war-canadian-service-medals-c3044","title":"Three Second War Canadian Service Medals","description":"Three Second War Canadian Service Medals - Defence Medal; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Overseas Clasp; and War Medal 1939-1945. Un-mounted, lightly soiled original ribbons, mild tarnishing, light contact, near extremely fine.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109489496341,"sku":"C3044","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_02_cbeb4c35-a27e-4821-9463-a1d37cc3d634.jpg?v=1692840033"},{"product_id":"a-wwi-pair-to-the-princess-patricias-canadian-light-infantry-c2474","title":"A Wwi Pair To The Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry","description":"A WWI Pair to the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry - British War Medal (475399 PTE. R.A. WALTON. P.P.C.L.I.); and Victory Medal (475399 PTE. R.A. WALTON. P.P.C.L.I.). Naming is officially impressed. Un-mounted, original ribbons, light contact, better than very fine. Accompanied by his CEF For Service at the Front Badge (bronze and enamels, numbered \"230709\" on the reverse, 22.3 mm, screwback); a Handmade Sweetheart Pin (sterling silver, hallmarked and marked \"STERLING\" on the reserve, illustrating three maple leaves with engraved veins, the larger centre one engraved \"BETTY\", 23.6 mm x 40.5 mm, horizontal pinback), a Minister of National Defence Medal Award Slip (red and black ink on white paper, 80 mm x 127 mm, fold marks), in a Walters' \"Palm\" Toffee Edward VIII Coronation Souvenir Tin (tin with a five-colour exterior, illustrating Edward VIII with Windsor Castle in the background, inscribed \"Walters' \"Palm\" Toffee SOUVENIR TIN.\" on one side and \"KING EDWARD VIII ASCENDED THE THRONE 1936 - CORONATION 1937.\" on the other, 84.5 mm x 150 mm x 32 mm, scuffed).\n \nFootnote: Roy Atkinson Walton was born on February 2, 1896 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He signed his Attestation Paper with the 4th Overseas Universities Company CEF on October 9, 1915 in Montreal, Quebec, at the age of 19, naming his next-of-kin as his father, Roland Walton of Red Deer, Alberta, stating that he had no previous military service, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Medical Student. In England, he was transferred to the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109498933525,"sku":"C2474","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_04_f845371f-db31-484d-83ff-7b8a1abe234b.jpg?v=1692840051"},{"product_id":"first-war-group-to-the-ppcli-twice-wounded-c1273","title":"First War Group To The Ppcli - Twice Wounded","description":"First War Group to the PPCLI - Twice Wounded - 1914-15 Star (51227 Pte F.O. HAMILTON. 16\/CAN:INF:); British War Medal (51227 PTE. F.O. HAMILTON. 16-CAN.INF.); and Victory Medal (51227 PTE. F.O. HAMILTON. 16\/CAN.INF.). Naming is officially impressed. Unmounted, cleaned, light contact, court mounted, better than very fine. Accompanied by a CD containing twenty-one pages with copies of his Index Cards, Attestation Paper, Service Records, Medical Records and Discharge Certificates. \nFootnote: Frederick Ord Hamilton was born on February 15, 1880 in Feering, Essex, England. His pre-war service was in the Militia at Victoria, British Columbia with the 5th BC Regiment, Canadian Garrison Artillery and the 88th Victoria Fusiliers (No. 952). He originally enlisted with the Victoria Fusiliers on September 23, 1914, then attested for service in the CEF, first in November 1914 and was assigned to the 500 Draft Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Reinforcements (but does not appear on the PPCLI rolls), later posted to the 16th Infantry Battalion on November 6th. He signed his Attestation Paper with the 16th Infantry Battalion \"Canadian Scottish\" on February 9, 1915, at Tidworth, England, naming his next-of-kin as his father, Captain Andrew Hamilton of Hove, Sussex, England, stating that he has five years' service with the Canadian Garrison Artillery, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Farmer. He left Halifax for England on January 20, 1915, arriving on February 2nd and was posted to the 7th Reserve Battalion on February 8th, where he re-attested at Tidworth the next day and was later transferred to the 16th Infantry Battalion at Rouen, France. He was wounded in action on May 1, 1915, suffering a gun shot wound (shrapnel) in the back and left auxilla (armpit). He was admitted to No. 8 General Hospital on May 2nd, then invalided to England at York Military Hospital on May 7th, where he was to spend the next four months. He was transferred on September 7th to the Duchess of Connaught's Canadian Red Cross Hospital at Taplow, documented with a \"Bullet Wound\" to his left chest. He was again transferred, this time to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Bromley on September 20th for an additional 16 days recuperation, returning to duty with the 43rd Infantry Battalion on October 6th. In the new year, he was transferred to the 17th Reserve Battalion at Sandling on January 28, 1916, then on command to OTC at London on February 25th and on command to the 2nd Brigade HQSS on June 15th. While with the 17th Reserve Battalion, he became \"seriously ill\" on September 25, 1916 with a bout of \"Pneumonia\" and admitted to Moore Barracks Hospital at Shorncliffe. He was struck off strength of the 17th Reserve Battalion on October 4th. However, his condition worsened, as documented in his medical examination on October 10, 1916, noting that \"on (the) left side of (his) chest, severe pain present on coughing. Quite marked friction rub heard. Painted with iodine.\" By the 29th, the \"friction\" was gone and he was transferred to Hastings Convalescent Hospital on November 8th. After a short stay, he was released but took sick again on November 16th, admitted to the Canadian Division Convalescent Hospital at Epsom with \"Influenza\". After five weeks convalescence, he was discharged December 18th. Hamilton was re-posted to the 17th Reserve Battalion, Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre at East Sandling on December 26th. The new year saw a transfer to the 14th Reserve Battalion at the Manitoba Regimental Depot at Dibgate on January 31, 1917, where he was granted One Good Conduct Badge on February 9th. After three months with the 14th Reserve Battalion, he was taken on strength of the 16th Infantry Battalion at Dibgate on April 25th, returning to France for a second time. Sickness hit Hamilton once again, as he incurred another bout of Influenza on October 24, 1917. He was admitted to No. 22 Casualty Clearing Station, then invalided to England and sent to the Norfolk War Hospital, Thorpe, Norwich. He was subsequently transferred to the Military Convalescent Hospital at Woodcote Park, Epsom on November 17th, where it was noted that he \"had dysentery, blood in stools for a few days when first sick\" but was showing \"steady improvement under graduated exercises and gradual physical training.\" He was discharged on January 1, 1918 and taken on strength at the Manitoba Regimental Depot at Shorncliffe. He was then transferred to the 11th Reserve Battalion on January 18th and returned to France with the 16th Infantry Battalion on April 7th. He was wounded in action for the second time, on August 16, 1918, suffering a gun shot wound to the neck and leg, in addition to enduring burns. He was admitted to No. 6 General Hospital at Rouen on August 18th, then transferred to No. 42 General Hospital at Trouville the next day. He was later transferred to No. 5 Convalescent Depot at Trouville on September 1st, to recover from his injuries, before being discharged to the base depot at Etaples on September 21st and designated Class \"A\" on September 27th. On October 2, 1918, he made his way to the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp before joining the 16th Infantry Battalion in the field for another foray into the French theatre on October 6th. Upon the ceasing of hostilities, he proceeded to England on March 26, 1919 and was taken on strength at \"D\" Wing, Canadian Corps Camp at Bramshott on the 27th. Hamilton proceeded to Canada from the Dispersal Station, aboard the H.M.T.S. Empress of Britain on April 26th and later discharged upon demobilization at Dispersal Station \"M\", Military District No. 10, in Winnipeg, Manitoba on May 7, 1919, entitled to wear the War Service Badge, Class \"A\", Number 188765. He died on February 16, 1959 at Saanich, British Columbia, at the age of 79.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109522362645,"sku":"C1273","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/19_8b14306c-5598-46de-a058-ceb80ab3e33e.jpg?v=1692840100"},{"product_id":"memorial-cross-to-the-20th-canadian-infantry-c1306","title":"Memorial Cross To The 20Th Canadian Infantry","description":"Victory Medal (58090 PTE. D.M. ROBERTSON. 20-CAN.INF.); and Memorial Cross, George VI (58090 PTE D.M. ROBERTSON). Naming is officially impressed on the VM and officially engraved on the MC. Unmounted, original ribbons, extremely fine. Accompanied by a CD containing nineteen pages with copies of his Index Cards, Attestation Paper, Service Records, Medical Records, Discharge Certificate and Will.\nFootnote: Donald McIntosh Robertson was born on August 16, 1873 in Blairgowrie, Scotland. He signed his Attestation Paper with the 20th Infantry Battalion \"1st Central Ontario Regiment\", on Mar 8, 1915 in Toronto, Ontario, naming his next-of-kin as his wife, Helen Robertson of Toronto, stating that he had ten years' previous service as a volunteer with the Imperial Forces, that he was married and that his trade was that of Plumber. The 20th Battalion was raised in Central and Northern Ontario and mobilized in Toronto under the authority of G.O. 36, March 15, 1915. The Battalion sailed May 15, 1915 aboard the S.S. Megantic, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel J.A.W. Allen, with a strength of 35 officers and 1,100 other ranks, including Private Robertson, arriving in England on May 24th. He was designated as a 3rd Class Cook at West Sandling and was later to see a number of transfers to various battalions: the 30th Reserve Battalion (September 14, 1915), the 35th Reserve Battalion (April 22, 1916), the 34th Battalion (May 9, 1916) and the 36th Battalion (July 6, 1916). He was transferred on December 14, 1916 and documented as on command to the Canadian Ordnance Corps Ashford, on guard duty. The following Spring, he was transferred to the 5th Reserve Battalion at the Central Ontario Regimental Depot on April 23, 1917. It was here that he signed his Will, dated May 19, 1917, leaving all of his estate to his wife, Helen Robertson. After five weeks at CORD, he was struck off strength of the 5th Reserve Battalion, returning to the 20th Battalion overseas in France, on May 27, 1917, leaving for his unit on August 20th. Three months later, during the Second Battle of Passchendaele, Robertson was in a trench, when the wall at the trench collapsed following a shell explosion. He was admitted to No. 16 U.S. General Hospital at Le Treport on November 12, 1917 with a gun shot wound to his head. Four days later, he was transferred to No. 3 Convalescent Depot at Le Treport on the 16th and was discharged to Base Details on November 27th. He was then placed with the Canadian Labour Pool on December 7, 1917 before being sent to No. 7 Canadian General Hospital at Etaples on December 17th, remaining there for the next fourteen months. He proceeded to England on February 13, 1919 and was admitted to No. 11 Canadian General Hospital, Moore Barracks at Shorncliffe on February 28th with a contusion to his back. In his Medical History of an Invalid, dated February 28, 1919 at Shorncliffe, it noted the \"partial loss of function\" of the muscles in his back, that he was able to move \"from side to side readily without pain. Rotation of body causes pain in lumbar muscles on both sides\", and that \"if he draws a deep breath it hurts (his) back.\" It also forced him to sleep \"on his face\". The injury was traced to that fateful day at Passchendaele: \"In Nov. 1917 at Passchendaele (he) was injured in (the) back by (the) side of (a) trench being blown in by (a) shell. Was admitted to  No.16 Gen. Hosp. - returned to Base. Back has been weak and hurts if he has to lift any weight. Has improved considerably since discharge from Hospital.\" The medical authorities estimated that his back would require a period of six months for recovery. Two weeks after the report was issued, he was attached to Military District Wing No. 2, Canadian Concentration Camp at Kinmel Park for return to Canada on March 13, 1919. He was struck off strength of the Overseas Military Forces of Canada and sailed March 25, 1919 for Canada from Liverpool, England aboard the HMT Scotian, arriving in Saint John, New Brunswick on April 4th. Robertson was discharged upon demobilization at No. 2 District Depot in Toronto on April 6, 1919 and was entitled to wear the War Service Badge, Class \"A\", number 49742. He died on October 27, 1945, at the age of 72. His death was at least partially attributed to the wounds he sustained while at Passchendaele and therefore, his wife, Helen, received his Memorial Cross. 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Accompanied by a CD containing thirty-six pages with copies of his Service Award Computer Card, Attestation Paper, Service Records, RCAF Certificate of Presumption of Death, Province of British Columbia Registration of Death, along with his father, Nicholas Antifaev's Province of British Columbia Certificate of Death, plus a photograph on Michael Antifaev in uniform.\nFootnote: Michael Antifaev was born on March 1, 1921 at Kamsack, Saskatchewan, the son of Nicholas Antifaev and Annie Antifaev (nee Olkovick). Both his father and mother were born in Russia (he at Tiflis, she at Charcoff) and had become Canadian citizens. Michael had three brothers (K45129 Cfn. John Antifaev RCEME, Walter, Nicholas Jr.) and two sisters (Mrs. Mary Fraser, Mrs. Ann Layich). He lived in Saskatchewan for the first eighteen months of his life, before his parents moved to British Columbia, where he was to spend the next nineteen and a half years, his interests lying in fishing, hunting, softball, track and soccer. His education consisted of: Strathcona Public School (1927-1930), Sir Alexander Mackenzie School (1930-1935) and John Oliver High School (1935-1937, where he achieved Grade XI). He was employed in three occupations in his civilian life: as a Cutter with Queen Charlotte Fisheries for two years (1937-1939), as a Machine Operator with Westminster Shock Mills for one year (1940-1941) and as a Helper with Smith Sheet Metal (1941), until he enrolled in the W.E.T.P. (War Emergency Training Plan) from December 1941 to March 1942, a program designed to raise the quality of general knowledge for those people who had left school at a young age, covering the core \"school\" subjects so that they were prepared for more specific RCAF subjects once they were enlisted. He enlisted at the No. 1 Recruiting Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, signing his RCAF Attestation Paper on December 15, 1941 and posted to No. 3 Manning Depot in Edmonton, Alberta, naming his next-of-kin as his father, Nicholas Antifaev, stating that he had no previous military service, that he was single and that his occupation was that of Sheet Metal Worker. In his RCAF Interview Report, dated March 17, 1942, three officers filed their reports on Antifaev. The Personnel Officer stated that his \"A to L test score satisfactory when taken. Education now satisfactory. Should make average aircrew.\" and recommended him for \"P and O\". The Medical Officer noted that he was a \"slow, non-aggressive type. Conscientious, dependable.\" and recommended him for \"all aircrew duties.\" The Interviewing Officer noted that Antifaev \"does not impress as a particularly good prospect. Borderline, English is not good. He should improve under training.\", yet recommended him for \"Pilot\". He began his RCAF life as an Aircraftman 2nd Class at No. 5 Military Depot at Edmonton on Mar. 18, 1942, as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), training in Canada for the next year. He was transferred to No. 3 SFTS at Calgary, Alberta on May 9, 1942, then to No. 7 ITS at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on June 7, 1942, where he was hospitalized for two days (June 18 to 20) with an undisclosed illness and promoted to Leading Aircraftman on July 31st. He was later transferred to No. 19 EFTS at Virden, Manitoba on September 12, 1942, then to No. 11 SFTS at Yorkton, Saskatchewan on November 8, 1942, where he was named Temporary Sergeant and awarded his Pilot's Flying Badge on March 5, 1943. At this point, he was prepared for continued training overseas service, transferred to No. 1 \"Y\" Depot at Halifax, Nova Scotia two weeks later, on March 19, 1943, as part of the Royal Air Force Training Programme. Antifaev embarked Canada on March 28th, disembarking in the United Kingdom on April 4th and posted to 3 PRC on the 5th. He was moved around for training purposes for the next six months: to No. 15 (P) AFU on June 8, 1943, the attended No. 50 Group (Pool) on July 20, 1943, attended Ramsbury on July 27th, before settling at No. 20 Operational Training Unit on August 17, 1943. It was here that he was promoted to Temporary Flying Sergeant on September 5th. He had left No. 20 Operational Training Unit at RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland, on October 20, 1943, aboard a Vickers Wellington III aircraft DF.595, with Hercules XI engines, the plane having had a total number of 61.40 hours in the air, carrying a crew of six \"Pupils\" (R157737 Sergeant M. Antifaev (Pilot), J25518 A\/B M.E. O'Donoghue (Pilot Officer), R155911 Sergeant R.M. McEachern (Navigator), 1320026 Sergeant G.F. Snell (2nd Navigator), 1432765 Sergeant J. Branford (Wireless Telegrapher\/Air Gunner) and 1566671 Sergeant A. Davidson (Air Gunner)) on a cross-country training exercise, when the aircraft went down in the sea off Carlisle, Scotland. In the Report on Flying Accident or Forced Landing Not Attributable to Enemy Action, dated October 21, 1943, it noted that the aircraft was on a non-operational, night-time mission for training purposes. Antifaev was declared \"Missing\" and later \"Presumed Dead\", the date of death indicated as October 21, 1943. In an Investigative Report, dated May 8, 1944, it stated that \"No. 20 O.T.U. reported that Wellington aircraft, DF.595, with a crew of 6, failed to return from an air training flight. It left base to carry out a night cross-country flight, on the following course: Base - Stirling - Goole - Carlisle - MacDuff - Base. The aircraft set course at 22.23 hours, on the 20th. October, 1943, and kept good W\/T contact with the ground until 02.01 hours, on the 21st. October, 1943. At this time, a fix showed that it was approximately in the Inverness area about 30 miles west of its course. When it did not arrive over base shortly after this fix, No. 13 Group were requested as to its possible location and gave its position as at Butt-of-Lewis, at 03.21 bours, flying south. A message was than sent to the aircraft saying: \"Land at Stornoway\". No. 18 Group reported at 05.20 hours, that this aircraft had sent an S.O.S. at 03.15 hours, and at 03.30 hours, No. 13 Group reported that the plot of this aircraft faded in the Little Minch area, and the aircraft was believed to have ditched. Immediately after the ditching was suspected, No. 15 Group laid on their full Air-Sea rescue organization.\" It went on to note that \"two not R.C.A.F. members of the crew (Snell and Branford of the RAF) were found in a dinghy alive, and from information received there is little likelihood of any of the remaining four members of this crew surviving.\" It was also \"established that both engines were running and the aircraft under control at the time of \"ditching\".\" One of the survivors indicated that \"lack of oil\" may have been a contributing factor, as the oil indicator light was on at 01.50 and during further pumping, the pump handle broke. Both RCAF officers, Antifaev and O'Donoghue were presumed dead, as were the other two members of the crew, McEachern and Davidson. Remarks by the Unit Commander substantiated the aforementioned, noting that the aircraft had a \"Pupil Pilot as Captain\" and that at \"06.10 Although the search continued for a considerable time, no trace of the other four members of the Crew could be found.\" The official RCAF Certificate or Presumption of Death, Numbered 8111, dated June 23, 1944, states that R157737 Flight Sergeant Michael Antifaev died on October 21, 1943. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Runnymede War Memorial in Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England. In his Will, dated March 20, 1942 at No. 3 Manning Depot in Edmonton, he stated that \"I Give, Devise and Bequeath unto my father, Mr. N. Antifaev, Vancouver, B.C., all my Estate\". The Estates Branch application was filled out and filed by his sister, Ann, on January 23, 1945, noting that Antifaev had been a \"Tinsmith\" in his civilian life, that there was an insurance policy with Prudential Life in the amount of $178.00, on a 20 year endowment, with the loss payable to his executors and that as far as she knew, he didn't have a Will, although one existed with the RCAF. In a Department of Veteran Affairs, Canadian Pension Commission Investigator's Report, dated October 18, 1950, the investigator noted that Antifaev's brother, Nicholas Antifaev Jr., applied for a Dependant's Allowance, as he was living with his mother, Annie, in a \"run-down home\" in Vancouver. The investigator noted that the brother, Nicholas Jr., was \"a veteran having enlisted in 1942. He served in Canada only and was discharged in 1944 on medical grounds. He is not in receipt of any pension or benefits.\" The mother, Annie, had worked for Northwest Sack Co. for twenty-five years, earning $85.00 a month, with the father, Nicholas having died on November 6, 1949 in Vancouver, at the age of 62. The other two brothers and two sisters were all married and living away from home. The investigator came to the conclusion that \"consideration should be given (to) Mrs. Annie Antifaev, mother of the deceased veteran, rather than the applicant\" (Nicholas Jr.). In response, a letter from L.J. Carey, Secretary Dependent's Allowance Board, dated December 16, 1950, more than seven years after Michael Antifaev's death, he declared that all six relatives (mother, brothers, sisters) were not eligible for a Dependent's Allowance \"during the period immediately prior to the date of the serving Member's death\". Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Antifaev was entitled to the three medals presented here, as documented on his Service Award Computer Card. His mother, Annie, received his Memorial Cross on September 21, 1944.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109546545429,"sku":"C1320","price":360.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/241.jpg?v=1692840137"},{"product_id":"wwi-canadian-trio-to-the-5th-field-ambulance-c1450","title":"Wwi Canadian Trio To The 5Th Field Ambulance","description":"WWI Canadian Trio to the 5th Field Ambulance - 1914-15 Star (1632 Pte A.W. GAMMON. CAN:A.M.C.); British War Medal (1632 A. SJT. A.W. GAMMON. C.A.M.C.); and Victory Medal (1632 A. SJT. A.W. GAMMON. C.A.M.C.). Un-mounted, cleaned, edge wear on the BWM and VM, residue in the recessed areas from polishing, original ribbons, near very fine.  Footnote: Arthur William Gammon was born on April 14, 1888 in Maidstone, Kent, England. He signed his Attestation Paper with the 5th Field Ambulance on February 9, 1915 in Toronto, Ontario, naming his next-of-kin as his mother, Edith Minnie Gammon of Maidstone, stating that he had three weeks previous military service with the 11th Field Ambulance and four years with the Territorials, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Florist.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109571940629,"sku":"C1450","price":265.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_0522_copy.jpg?v=1692840197"},{"product_id":"wwi-group-to-the-cfa-shell-shock-at-ypres-c1309","title":"Wwi Group To The Cfa - Shell Shock At Ypres","description":"WWI Group to the CFA - Shell Shock at Ypres - 1914-15 Star (41466 GNR: B. BENNETT. CAN:FD:ART:); British War Medal (41466 DVR. B. BENNETT. C.F.A.); and Victory Medal (41466 DVR. B. BENNETT. C.F.A.). Naming is officially impressed. Very crisp detail, original ribbons with individual pinbacks, as worn by the veteran, contact marks, better than very fine. Accompanied by a CD containing twenty-one pages with copies of his Index Cards, Attestation Paper, Service Records, Medical Records and Discharge Certificate.\nFootnote: Blanchard Bennett was born on October 1, 1893 in Albert, Albert County, New Brunswick. He enlisted with the 8th Battery, 19th Canadian Field Artillery in Moncton, New Brunswick on August 25, 1914. He signed his Attestation Paper on September 22, 1914 at Quebec City, Quebec (Valcartier), naming his next-of-kin as his mother, Annie Bennett of Cambridge, Massachusetts, stating that he had two years' previous military service, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Chauffeur. Upon arrival in England, he was transferred to No. 2 Depot Battery at Lavington on February 9, 1915. Four months later, he was drafted for service in the French theatre on May 13, 1915, taken on strength of the Divisional Ammunition Company. Once in France, he was taken on strength of the 3rd Artillery Brigade on May 22nd, transferred to the 1st Battery on August 12th, then transferred again, to the 4th Battery on August 22nd. Bennett was briefly attached to the Royal Naval Kite Balloon Section on September 25, 1915. He was admitted to No. 3 Canadian Field Ambulance on December 21, 1915 with Chronic Appendicitis, treated, then discharged on the 28th. He was out of hospital a week when he was admitted to No. 1 Canadian Field Ambulance on January 3, 1916, suffering from diarrhea, enteritis and laryngitis, then transferred to Mont-des-Chats, where he would spend the next three weeks before being discharged on January 24th. Bennett was one year in the French theatre, when he was buried by a shell explosion during the Second Battle of Ypres. He was admitted to No. 2 Canadian Field Ambulance on May 7, 1916 and discharged eight days later on the 15th, rejoining his rejoining unit on the 25th. He was again confronted with sickness six weeks later, admitted to No. 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital with Influenza on June 20, 1916, then transferred to No. 1 Convalescent Depot at Boulogne on the 23rd. The decision was made at Boulogne to invalid him to England, as his Influenza wasn't the only malady affecting him, as noted by the medical personnel. His encounter at Ypres the month before had produced a case of \"Shell Shock\", the official diagnosis listed as \"Neurasthenia\" (a mechanical weakness of the actual nerves). He was transported by the Hospital Ship St. Denis and admitted to the Military Hospital, Trent Bridge at Nottingham on June 26th, attached to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre at Folkestone, where he was tor remain for the next month, before being discharged on July 25th. He remained in England, documented as having been with the Artillery at Hastings in March 1917, after having been discharged from the 3rd Canadian Convalescent Depot. He was taken on strength of the Canadian Reserve Artillery Brigade at Shorncliffe on April 27th. While at Shorncliffe, he was granted permission to wear a Good Conduct Badge on May 14, 1917. He was struck off strength to the No. 1 Reserve Artillery on June 22nd and posted to the Regimental Depot on the 28th. However, the severity of Bennett's Neurasthenia came to a head in the summer of 1917, as he was admitted to Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe on June 12th. In his Medical History of an Invalid, dated June 15, 1917 at Moore Barracks, Canadian Hospital, Shorncliffe, it noted his condition, as it was now thirteen months after his experience at Ypres: \"This man was 15 months (personal recollection) in France, previous to May 1916 when he was blown up by a shell in Ypres. He was returned to England June 1916 to a Hospital at Nottingham, thence to C.C.A.C. Folkestone, and to F.T. Group for nine months, during which time he did not work. Then sent to his reserve, where he has been for two months at light duties. He is able to do duty for a day or two, then becomes very nervous and shaky. His memory is poor and he does not sleep well.\" His circumstances were listed as \"Shell shock and illness, contracted on active service\", with \"trembling effects (in) his speech. He does not sleep well and has night tremors\". It was \"Impossible to state\" if the disability would be permanent but he was declared not even fit for light duty. Bennett was struck off strength and invalided to Canada for further medical treatment, sailing from Liverpool, England aboard the Hospital Ship Letitia on July 21, 1917. He continued his treatment for Neurasthenia at MHCC Halifax from August 3, 1917 to September 28, 1917, before being transferred to MHCC Saint John. In his Medical History of an Invalid, dated December 13, 1917 at Saint John, New Brunswick, it describes Bennett's condition, now that he was back on Canadian soil: \"At present patient looks and feels well. Is still nervous and has a tremor of hands. Reflexes still somewhat exaggerated. His speech is yet stuttering and slow. Sleeps fairly well now. Heart action is somewhat rapid, 96 (beats) per minute, at rest. In May 1916 was buried by shell explosion. Cannot remember occurrence. Lost memory for long while after. Had terrifying dreams; some degree of tremor. Emotional disturbance. Loss of speech and later stuttering.\" The medical authorities estimated that he was to have a 35% reduction in his capacity to earn a livelihood in the untrained labour market and that he would not be able to resume his former trade of Chauffeur. They recommended that the \"patient will improve better under his own control\", that additional treatment was not required and that he be placed in Category \"E\" (unfit for service in Categories A (general service), B (service abroad, not general service) and C (home service (Canada only)). He was transferred to MHCC Fredericton on December 22, 1917 and put on outpatient status. He was discharged in consequence of \"being no longer physically fit for War Service\", his military character noted as \"Very Good\". Bennett died on August 6, 1958, at the age of 64.\n ","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109606707477,"sku":"C1309","price":245.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/85_7bcdb3a2-f143-4323-b81b-90e17f4724cf.jpg?v=1692840277"},{"product_id":"a-first-war-canadian-medal-pair-to-the-31st-infantry-battalion-c2182","title":"A First War Canadian Medal Pair To The 31St Infantry Battalion","description":" A First War Canadian Medal Pair to the 31st Infantry Battalion - British War Medal (424740 PTE. C.C. REEVES. 31-CAN.INF.); and Victory Medal (424740 PTE. C.C. REEVES. 31-CAN.INF.). Naming is officially impressed. Un-mounted, original ribbons, dark patina on the BWM, surface wear on the VM, very fine.\n \nFootnote: Clifford Clemoh Reeves was born on October 10, 1896 in Lindsay, Ontario. He signed his Attestation Paper under the alias of Clifford Reeves Dickerson on June 19, 1915 with the 31st Infantry Battalion \"Alberta Regiment\" at Sewell Camp, west of Carberry, Manitoba, at the age of 18, naming his next-of-kin as his mother, Mrs. E.G. Dickerson of Dauphin, Manitoba, stating that he had no previous military service, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Type Setter. He later signed a second Attestation Paper after the war, on June 9, 1919, under his real name, Clifford Clemoh Reeves, adjusting his birth year to 1898, which would have made him 16 when he originally signed with the 31st Infantry Battalion, naming his next-of-kin as his mother, Mrs. Daisy Dickerson of Lindsay, stating that he had three years and five months' previous service in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Railroad Car Checker.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109642948885,"sku":"C2182","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_02_e532bdec-90e4-4829-8ebf-35ce15618a53.jpg?v=1692840343"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.emedals.com\/collections\/north-america-canada-campaign-medals-pairs-groups.oembed?page=74","provider":"eMedals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}