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WHO ON AUGUST 17, 1931 IN THE RICHELIEU RIVER, CANADA, SAVED A LIFE FROM DROWNING, EXHIBITING SPLENDID COURAGE AND BRAVERY, AND WINNING THE EVERLASTING GRATITUDE OF JOHN ERNEST STERN\", 34.3 mm, on original red ribbon with gold pinback hanger inscribed \"FOR BRAVERY\" in blue enamels); and Royal Canadian Humane Association (blackened bronze, hallmarked on the edge, obverse illustrating the royal crown above the inscription \"ROYAL CANADIAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION\" and enclosed in an open-ended wreath of maple leaves and olive leaves, reverse engraved \"JOHN HARDIE JR. Richelieu River Canada AUGUST 17, 1931\", 34.8 mm, on original navy blue ribbon with bronze pinback hanger inscribed \"BRAVERY\"). Court-mounted, light contact, extremely fine. Accompanied by copies of newspaper articles from the Montreal Gazette and the Montreal Star of August 18, 1931, along with assorted research material.\n \nFootnote: The luxury yacht Buck Jones out of the New York Yacht Club, owned by wealthy businessman John Ernest Stern of New York, set sail for the east coast of Canada and the St. Lawrence River valley, with Stern, his seven year old son and a full crew in the summer of 1931. The Buck Jones was anchored in the port of St. Johns on the Richelieu River (now Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu), Quebec, twenty-one miles southeast of Montreal, on August 17th, with the crew relaxing during a leisurely lunch. Stern's son was held to be an excellent swimmer and after receiving permission, donned his bathing suit and entered the water. Suddenly, the boy got into difficulties and shouted for help. While the majority of the crew prepared to launch the lifeboat, the yacht's cook, Williamson Vestes, plunged into the river alone and swam towards the boy. Upon reaching the boy, he supported the exhausted and frightened youngster. One of the crew on the lifeboat, John Hardie Jr., along with the other crew members rowed frantically towards the pair and upon arriving, hauled the boy into the boat. Unfortunately, an exhausted Williamson Vestes, stricken with cramps, disappeared below the surface of the water and drowned. The boy was returned to the yacht and made a full recovery. The body of Williamson Vestes was not recovered until sometime later. John Ernest Stein suitably rewarded the family of Williamson Vestes and also presented gold medals to the crew members of the Buck Jones' rescue boat, including John Hardie Jr. The Royal Canadian Humane Association also recognized Vestes posthumously, along with awarding the crew the Bronze Medal for Bravery, including John Hardie Jr.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46111328633109,"sku":"C2479","price":900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_05_ba40b82d-93ae-4047-857b-46049cbf9e32.jpg?v=1692849582"},{"product_id":"a-canadian-star-of-courage-to-jag-maille3850-c3140","title":"A Canadian Star Of Courage To J.a.g. Maille3850","description":"A Canadian Star of Courage to J.A.G. Maille; Three-piece construction, bronze wreath and maple leaf on a silver star base, with maple leaves in the junction of the arms, engraved \"J.A.G. 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During the Second World War, Butson served in the Home Guard as a despatch rider and in a Light Rescue Squad in London during the Blitz and was a medical student during the war. For his Second World war service, Butson was awarded the Defence Medal. In 1946, he married Joyce Scott Cowell, the couple having two daughters, Sarah Louise Butson and Caroline Butson and by 1947, Dr. Butson was now a Captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps. Britain had compulsory National Service at the time and Butson noticed that there was a position for a physician, to join a Combined Forces Expedition team to the Antarctic. He was one of five physicians who applied, with the selection panel members being one of his former professors. The professor asked him if he was the young man who had scaled the wall of one of the university buildings: he had. His love of hiking and mountain climbing, plus a friendly professor on the committee helped him get selected. Butson joined the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in the Antarctic from 1946 to 1948 in the roll of Medical Officer. Several of his companions on this expedition had been extensively decorated for their Second World War service and proved to be life-long friends, most of them and those who would later know him, commonly referring to him as \"Dick\". The (FIDS) originated in 1943, when an expedition left Britain to establish Antarctic bases on Deception Island in the South Shetlands and on Goudier Islet in Port Lockroy. After the end of the Second World War, responsibility for the expeditions was transferred from the Admiralty to the Colonial Office. This expedition also included Kevin Walton, a future George Cross recipient. In 1947, the FIDS, under the leadership of Major Butler, drew up a programme with the United States Ronne Antarctic Expedition (RARE), under Commander Ronne, for their joint co-operation during the sledging season. In order to provide better weather forecasting for the long exploratory and survey flight Commander Ronne intended to make, two meteorological stations were set up. One was at an altitude of 5,600 foot on the Graham Land plateau, north-east of Stonington Island, while the other was established on the shelf ice off a point shown on some charts as Cape Keeler. The expedition found a route for dog teams over the 5,000-foot high mountains of the Graham Land Peninsula and surveyed the last thousand miles of the most inaccessible coastline of the world. During July, the RARE planned to sledge supplies to the base on Graham Land, with the first attempt being unsuccessful. On the evening of July 26th, two men were left on the plateau at 4,700 feet, while the rest of their party returned for fresh supplies. Bad weather had set in, damaging their tent and while returning to base on foot, Peterson, an American, fell into a deep crevasse. His companion marked the spot and walked the six miles back to base, arriving alone in the dark. Teams from both camps were sent to the rescue, but the hazards of crossing a heavily crevassed glacier were greatly increased by darkness. Fortunately, it was a clear night with a full moon, the only night like that for several days, and at 4 am on the morning of July 27th, they found the crevasse into which Peterson had fallen. Butson, the FIDS Medical Officer, immediately volunteered to be lowered into the crevasse. He found Peterson 106 feet down, suffering from shock and exhaustion, but conscious. The tapered sides of the crevasse had broken his fall, otherwise he would have been killed. The American’s pelvis and legs were trapped in the lower, narrow part of the crack. To try to free them, Butson had to work head down, with he himself getting stuck several times. At this point the two men heard a loud noise and the sound of cracking, warning them that several million tons of ice were on the move. Butson felt the crevasse narrow by about half an inch on either side of his chest, but he managed to extricate himself and tried to work faster. For nearly an hour, in an extremely confined space, he chipped the ice away until he was able to free Peterson. The American was not seriously injured, so Butson placed a rope sling under his thigh and called to the men above to pull. After several attempts, Peterson suddenly became dislodged and shot upwards to the surface, where he was quickly put inside a tent, the American suffering only bruises and minor lacerations. The rope was lowered again and the equipment hauled up, with Butson taking another hour to chip himself free, before being himself raised to the surface and administering the necessary medical aid to Peterson. At dawn, the party returned to base, carrying the American on one of the sledges, with Peterson recovering after a few weeks’ rest. Butson described the events of that fateful day: \"When I got down to Peterson, I found him so tightly wedged in the narrowing crevasse that I could not get down to his level without removing some of my clothes. His haversack was throttling him so I first had to cut the strap. He was wedged head down with his shoulders across the crevasse. I pulled his shoulders around so that freed his chest a little. I was then able to get two slings under his thighs. While doing all this there were loud cracks and booming noises from the glacier’s movement and I felt the pressure on myself of the glacial movement. Those above could not hear me well so when I asked them to pull a little I could not stop them when Peterson screamed. He suddenly shot up from the wedged position like a cork out of a champagne bottle. When nearly at the top it looked as he was falling out of the slings and was going to land back on me! He was, however, pulled out by those on top. I got out after the equipment had been hauled up. The miracle of the rescue was in finding the small hole in the crevasse bridge in a glacier six miles by eight miles in the dark of Antarctic night. Peterson subsequently served in the US Marines in the Korean War. He died recently of cancer. His mother was grateful and sent me food parcels and wanted me to marry her daughter – there was a problem – I was already married!\" Peterson made a full recovery, later taking a second degree at Harvard and serving in the United States Marines in Korea. Butson once told a colleague, that the curious thing about the rescue was that despite meeting the American on several occasions later, the American never once thanked him. For rescuing another Antarctic explorer from a crevasse in 1947, Butson was awarded the Albert Medal in Gold for Saving Life on Land, the announcement appearing in the London Gazette 38416 of Tuesday, September 28, 1948, page 5197. His citation reads as follows: \"Whitehall, September 16, 1948. The KING has been pleased to award the Albert Medal to Dr. Arthur Richard Cecil Butson, a member of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, in recognition of his gallantry in the following circumstances. On the evening of 26th July 1947, an American member of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition fell in the crevasse some six miles from Base. Two teams were sent to the rescue but the hardship of crossing a heavily crevassed glacier were much increased by darkness and it was not until 4 o’clock in the morning of July 27th that the crevasse into which the American had fallen was located. Butson immediately volunteered to be lowered into the crevasse where he found the American tightly wedged 106 feet down and suffering from shock and exhaustion. For nearly an hour he had to chip the ice away in an extremely confined space in order to free the American who was brought to the surface and placed inside a tent. Butson then rendered the necessary medical aid and at dawn a return to the Base was made carrying the American on one of the sledges.” Butson was invested with the Albert Medal by King George VI at Buckingham Palace on November 2, 1948. After the Albert Medal was revoked by royal warrant, he was reinvested with the George Cross in July 1972, as all living holders of the Albert Medal were ordered to exchange that medal for the George Cross. The George Cross was now the highest award for civilian gallantry for British and Commonwealth citizens. Five years after his award of the Albert Medal, Dr. Arthur Richard Cecil Butson M.A., M.D., Medical Officer, Marguerite Bay, 1947 was awarded the Polar Medal with Antarctic Bar, \"for good services with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in Antarctic expeditions between the years 1944-1950\", the announcement appearing in the Third Supplement to the London Gazette 39914 of Tuesday, July 14, 1953, on Friday, July 17, 1953, page 3925. The announcement appearing in that issue was later addended with his Albert Medal title: Dr. Arthur Richard Cecil Butson A.M., M.A., M.D., Medical Officer, Marguerite Bay, 1947, the announcement appearing in the Third Supplement to the London Gazette 40339 of Friday, November 26, 1954, on Tuesday, November 30, 1954, page 6790. After his stint in the Antarctic, he returned to the Royal Army Medical Corps and finished his National Service time. Beginning in 1948, he did his postgraduate surgical studies at University College Hospital Medical School in London, England, receiving his MD (Doctor of Medicine) in 1952. At this point, he immigrated to Canada, where he completed his surgical training in Montreal, Quebec, later receiving a Fellowship in Surgery from Canada, England and the United States. He moved to Hamilton, Ontario in 1953, where he continued his medical career, both in civilian practice and with the Canadian Militia, practicing as a surgeon. Butson joined the Canadian Militia in 1956 as Regimental Medical Officer to the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, serving in that role until 1972. He commanded Hamilton’s 23 Medical Company with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. During his command, the unit twice won the trophy for the best militia medical unit in Canada. He was promoted to Colonel in 1977 and was appointed the Area Surgeon for Central Militia Area Headquarters (now LFCA = Land Force Central Area). He took the Arctic Winter Warfare course and qualified as a parachutist at the age of 55, later establishing a Militia Airborne Surgical Team. One winter, he commanded a Canadian field surgical team on a Norwegian Army field hospital exercise. He was President of the Defence Medical Association of Canada and represented Canada medically on the NATO Reserve Officer’s Association (CIOR) for four years. He was a member in good standing of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, maintaining a doctor's office in the Medical Arts Building on Young Street, and later, an office on Charlton Street, both in Hamilton. Butson married Eileen Doris Callon (born June 7, 1924) on June 30, 1967, the couple later having one son, Andrew Richard Butson. She was a nurse and had served in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (Militia) during the Second World War, attaining the rank of Major and also a recipient of the Defence Medal. The following year, \"Dick\" Butson received the Canadian Forces Decoration in 1968, followed by the Bar to the CFD for ten years' additional service. Upon the establishment of the McMaster University Medical School in Hamilton in 1970, he joined the part-time faculty, ending with the appointment of Clinical Professor in the Department of Surgery. He was also Chief of Staff of St. Joseph's Hospital, a 600-bed teaching hospital, for two years and Head of the Service of General Surgery for many years. He was a member of the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS), published about twenty papers on surgical topics and also found time to obtain a Doctorate, in addition to his medical degree. Butson was appointed Honourary Surgeon to Her Majesty the Queen in 1977 and was made an Officer of the Order of Military Merit (Canada) in 1982. He was also awarded five commemorative medals: the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977, the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 1992 (British and Canadian versions), the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal in 1992 and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. He received the Service Medal of the Order of St John for his long service with St John Ambulance, very active in the organization, serving as Ontario’s Provincial Surgeon and was appointed Commander of the Venerable Order of Saint John on April 14, 2009. He also worked as a beef cattle farmer in Ancaster, Ontario, raising Galloway breed cattle. As a mountaineer, Butson climbed extensively in the Canadian Rockies, Baffin Island, the Antarctic, the Alps and the Hindu Kush in the Western Himalaya. Butson Ridge in Antarctica (at Latitude 68°05’ S, Longitude 66°51’ W) is named after him. In 2003, Butson was the sole provincial candidate of the leaderless Confederation of Regions Party, which is often regarded as anti-French and culturally intolerant. He ran in the provincial electoral district of Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Aldershot, on a platform of individual freedom of responsibility, an affirmation of British heritage, and a public referendum on bilingualism. He also opposed the forced amalgamation of Hamilton. As his party's sole candidate, Butson was interviewed by the CBC's Avril Benoit during the campaign. He received only 293 votes, finishing last in a field of six candidates. Butson died on March 24, 2015 in Hamilton, Ontario, at the age of 92. He is buried in Spring Creek Cemetery in Mississauga, Ontario. In all, his awards included: the Albert Medal in Gold, which was later exchanged for the George Cross (GC) (1948); the Order of Military Merit, Officer (OMM) (1982); the Venerable Order of St. John, Officer (O.StJ); the Defence Medal; the Polar Medal (1954); the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (1977); the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal (1992); the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002, both the British and Canadian versions); the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012); the Service Medal of the Order of St. John; and the Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD) for twenty-two years' service with the Canadian Forces. Butson's George Cross is on display at the Canadian Forces Base Borden Military Museum, Borden, Ontario. His Albert Medal is displayed at the Scott Polar Research Institute in Great Britain with the Albert Medal of Richard Walter Richards, who was an Australian science teacher who joined Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in December 1914 as a physicist with the Ross Sea Party under Captain Aeneas Mackintosh and was the last survivor of the so-called \"Heroic Age\" of Antarctic exploration, dying in 1985 at the age of 91.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46118434210069,"sku":"C4366","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/c_6392.jpg?v=1692862816"},{"product_id":"a-scarce-canadian-star-of-military-valour-c4661","title":"A Scarce Canadian Star Of Military Valour","description":"QEII; in silver, marked on suspension, on original ribbon with pinback, mint. Rarely on the market. 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At the age of 60, he applied for a Grant under the provisions of the Fenian Raid Volunteer Bounty Act, on April 20, 1912 at Montreal, confirming his involvement at Trout River.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46125235437845,"sku":"C5573","price":810.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/m182_1410.jpg?v=1692881719"},{"product_id":"canada-cef-a-military-medal-bar-to-sgt-john-macrae-kia-battle-of-courcelette-september-1916-m0444-1rl1","title":"Canada, Cef. A Military Medal \u0026 Bar To Sgt. John Macrae, Kia, Battle Of Courcelette, September 1916","description":"\u003cp\u003eA privately mounted medal bar consisting of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMilitary Medal with Bar, in silver, full size, rim impressed 71338 SJT. J. MACRAE. 27\/CAN. INF. 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MACRAE M.M., and is marked STERLING on the reverse of the 6 o’clock arm, attached to a thin purple ribbon, in extremely fine condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccompanied by a cap badge for the City of Winnipeg 27\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion, browning copper, measures 38.75mm (w) x 42mm (h), reverse hollow with two lugs with a double pronged pin, in very fine condition, and a reprinted photograph of John MacRae, measuring 140mm (w) x 184mm (h), in very fine condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFootnote: John MacRae was born in Brahan, Ross-Shire, Scotland on March 20, 1884 to Duncan and Mina MacRae. Prior to enlisting, he lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba and worked as a clerk. MacRae also had 7 years of previous experience in the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion, 20 Camerons. He enlisted on November 16, 1914 at the age of 30 with the 27\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion The Battalion sailed for England on May 17, 1915 aboard the S.S. Carpathia, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel J.R. Snider with a strength of 33 officers and 1,039 other ranks. The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 5th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division. MacRae was promoted to Sergeant on May 23, 1915.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn April 13, 1916, he was admitted to No. 3 General Hospital, Boulogne for a gunshot wound to the right hand. He was discharged to his unit on April 26. MacRae was married on January 16, 1916 to Margaret Kirkpatrick, who lived in Dumfries, Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was awarded the Military Medal on August 8, 1916. On September 3, he was awarded the bar to the military medal (London Gazette on October 21, 1916). The citation reads “On the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e April, 1916, at St Eloi, when wounded under most severe bombardments he stayed with his men, giving them every encouragement and looking after their safety. On several occasions under very trying conditions he acted as guide to various parties to the craters and new front line. By his general behaviour he cheered his men on till rendered incapable by further wounds.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMacRae was killed in Action on September 15, 1916 in France during the Battle of Courcelette. This battle was a part of the Somme offensive, responsible for thousands of casualties. This battle saw the first introduction of tank battles, in an attempt to break the trench deadlock. MacRae is memorialized at the Vimy Memorial in Pas de Calais, France and in Kilmorack, Highland, Scotland. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46131799064853,"sku":"M0444-1.RL1","price":2700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/c2020_962_mnc4311_1.jpg?v=1692898790"},{"product_id":"canada-a-general-service-medal-1866-1870-21st-battalion-pigeon-hill-raid-c5575rl2","title":"Canada. A General Service Medal 1866-1870, 21St Battalion, Pigeon Hill Raid","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eFENIAN RAID 1866 (Sgt. G.N. Chambers 21st. Bn.). Naming is officially impressed. Dark patina, edge nicks, bruised, contact marks, replacement ribbon, near very fine.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFootnote: George Nelson Chambers was born in 1848 in Manchester, England and is acknowledged as having had four brothers: James, Andrew, William and John. He arrived in Canada in 1857 and is listed as being a resident of Huntingdon, Canada East (now Quebec) in 1861. By 1866 and now age 18, he was a Paymaster Sergeant in No. 5 (Captain Lefebvre's) Company, when he was called to duty. \u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSergeant George Nelson Chambers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is shown on the roll of the 115 man 21st (Richelieu Light Infantry) Battalion and is listed on page 103 of the \"Canada General Service Medal Roll, 1866-70\" by John \u003cspan class=\"m_-5988016506860781770gmail-m_-3700934972114152355gmail-m_8108053577414800035gmail-m_2701709306403801077gmail-m_-6399724072471668221m_4305366312493310192gmail-il\"\u003eThyen\u003c\/span\u003e, entitled to the Fenian Raid 1866 clasp, and acknowledged as having been in action during the \u003cspan class=\"m_-5988016506860781770gmail-il\"\u003ePigeon\u003c\/span\u003e Hill Raid. He is documented on the roll as having been posted from April 1 to June 15, 1866 at St. Armand and \u003cspan class=\"m_-5988016506860781770gmail-il\"\u003ePigeon\u003c\/span\u003e Hill. After the invasion of Canada West failed, the Fenians decided to concentrate their efforts on Canada East. However, the U.S. government had begun to impede Fenian activities, and arrested many Fenian leaders. The Fenians soon saw their plans begin to fade, with General Samuel Spear of the Fenians managing to escape arrest. On June 7, 1866, Spear and his 1,000 men marched into Canadian territory, achieving occupancy of \u003cspan class=\"m_-5988016506860781770gmail-il\"\u003ePigeon\u003c\/span\u003e Hill, Frelighsburg, St. Armand and Stanbridge, Canada East (now Quebec). At this point the Canadian government had done little to defend the border, but on \u003cspan class=\"m_-5988016506860781770gmail-aBn\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_-5988016506860781770gmail-aQJ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"aBn\" data-term=\"goog_283308745\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"aQJ\"\u003eJune 8th\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, Canadian forces arrived at \u003cspan class=\"m_-5988016506860781770gmail-il\"\u003ePigeon\u003c\/span\u003e Hill and the Fenians, who were low on arms, ammunition and supplies, promptly surrendered, ending the raid on Canada East. By 1870, Chambers was employed as a Blacksmith in Godmanchester, Quebec, which was followed \u003cspan class=\"m_-5988016506860781770gmail-aBn\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"m_-5988016506860781770gmail-aQJ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"aBn\" data-term=\"goog_283308746\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"aQJ\"\u003etwo years later\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e by him making a naturalization declaration on April 1, 1872 in Burlington, Vermont. He became a naturalized American and married 1879, making his home in Colchester, Vermont. He would continue to live the rest of his life in Vermont, passing away there on November 13, 1933, at the age of 85.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46132388135189,"sku":"C5575.RL2","price":675.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/m182_1407_1_1.jpg?v=1692901019"},{"product_id":"canada-cef-a-1914-15-star-no-2-section-skilled-railway-employees-cfa-c6597rl1","title":"Canada, Cef. A 1914-15 Star, No. 2 Section Skilled Railway Employees, Cfa","description":"\u003cp\u003e(83260 GNR: L. FRY. CAN:FD:ART:). Naming is officially impressed. Contact marks, spotting, replacement ribbon, near very fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFootnote: Leonard Fry was born on January 6, 1880 on the Isle of Wight in England. He signed his first Attestation Paper as a Gunner (83260) with the 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, on May 12, 1915 in Toronto, Ontario, at the age of 35, naming his next-of-kin as his wife, Minnie Eliza Fry of Cobourg, Ontario, stating the he had five years' previous service with the Royal Field Artillery in England, that he was Married, that his religion was Church of England and that his trade was that of Shoeing Smith. During his medical examination, the doctor noted that Fry had a tattoo of a butterfly on his left forearm. Gunner Fry embarked Canada on May 17, 1915 aboard the S.S. Cornithian, arriving in England on the 27th. After four months additional training and orientation in England, he embarked Southampton for service in the French and Belgian theatres on September 14, 1915, arriving in France on the 15th. Fry was with the 4th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery when he was struck off strength and posted to the 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column on re-organization of the establishment, on May 21, 1916. He was posted to the Artillery School at Tilques, France, just south of Calais, on August 10, 1916, serving as a Batman to Lieutenant Lees for thirteen days, before returning to duty on the 23rd. He returned to England and was taken on strength of the Reserve Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery at Shorncliffe for discharge, on October 19, 1916, although the reasons for the discharge are unclear in his records. He was struck off strength to Canada on November 5th and was discharged at Military District No. 5 in Quebec City, Quebec, on November 21, 1916, credited with having served in Canada, England, France and Belgium. For his early First World War service he was awarded the 1914-15 Star. Twelve weeks after achieving his discharge and having returned to his residence in Cobourg, Ontario, he signed his second Attestation Paper as a Gunner (2125109) with the No. 13 Light Railway Operating Company, No. 2 Section Skilled Railway Employees, on February 12, 1917 in Cobourg, at the age of 37, naming his next-of-kin as his wife, Minnie Eliza Fry of Cobourg, stating that he had thirteen months' previous service in France with No. 2 Section, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, that he was Married, that his religion was Church of England and that his trade was that of Locomotive Fireman. Note, that upon this second enlistment, he was assigned a new service number. As of February 28, 1917, it was noted that both his parents were deceased and that he and his wife, Minnie Eliza Fry, had five children: three sons (William Leonard Fry (age 13), Henry James Fry (age 11) and Percy Fry (age 2)) and two daughters (Hilda Annie Fry (age 7) and Bessie Fry (age 4)). Gunner Fry embarked Halifax, Nova Scotia on April 16, 1917 aboard the S.S. Grampian, arriving in England on the 29th. He was briefly hospitalized at Purfleet on May 2nd. His unit, now known as the 13th Light Railway Operating Company as of May 12th, proceeded overseas for service in the French theatre on June 9, 1917, arriving in Le Havre, France on the 10th. Fry was appointed Acting 2nd Corporal with pay on May 1, 1918 and confirmed in the rank of 2nd Corporal on July 29th. Upon the ceasing of hostilities and after having served a little over twenty months in France on his second tour of duty, he was struck off strength on being transferred to England, where he was posted to Knotty Ash Camp in Liverpool for demobilization, on February 28, 1919. He was posted to the Canadian Railway Troops Depot on March 5th, then placed on command with Military District No. 4 Wing, at Kinmel Park, Rhyl, North Wales for return to Canada, on March 24th. He was struck off strength to Canada on March 30, 1919, embarking from Glasgow, Scotland aboard the S.S. Saturnia. Gunner Leonard Fry, No. 2 Section Skilled Railway Employees, Canadian Field Artillery, was discharged upon demobilization at Dispersal Station \"E\", Military District No. 4 in Montreal, Quebec, on April 11, 1919, credited with having served in Canada, England and France, entitled to wear the War Service Badge, Class \"A\", number 269536. For his First World War service, he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. He died at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, Ontario on November 20, 1963, at the age of 83.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46132868612373,"sku":"C6597.RL1","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/ci19_6162_1.jpg?v=1692902918"},{"product_id":"canada-commonwealth-a-memorial-cross-eiir-c6883","title":"Canada, Commonwealth. A Memorial Cross EIIR","description":"In silver, obverse bearing “EiiR” denoting the reign of Elizabeth II, with four maple leaf emblems in each quadrant and a laurel wreath, reverse inscribed “C-39719, F\/L.  J.M.A.A Maheu” and stamped for sterling on the bottom of the reverse, measuring at 31mm (w) x 33mm (h), in extremely fine condition. \n\n","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46136143806741,"sku":"C6883","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/mnc5445.jpg?v=1742484459"},{"product_id":"canada-commonwealth-a-lot-of-four-military-police-commemorative-medals-decorations-m0631-8","title":"Canada, Commonwealth. A Lot of Four Military \u0026 Police Commemorative Medals \u0026 Decorations","description":"\u003cp\u003e1. A cased Canadian Centennial Medal (Médaille du centenaire du Canada). Instituted on June 27th, 1966. A circular medal, constructed of silver, suspended from a single-toe claw attached to the center of the award with a slotted bar, suspended from its period-original ribbon (with evidence of previous collector’s mounting), the obverse inscribed “Confederation Canada Confédération” surrounding a maple leaf with the royal cypher of Queen Elizabeth II superimposed centrally, the reverse depicting the Royal Arms of Canada above the dates “1867” and “1967”, unmarked, measuring 36.5 mm in diameter, weighing 36.29 grams. Accompanied by its hardshell case of issue, constructed of magnetic metal with a textured brown faux leather exterior, the exterior of the lid embossed with the Royal Arms of Canada, the interior of the lid lined with a silk-blend fabric and the medal bed in black felt with a slit for ribbon, measuring 60 mm (w) x 110 mm (l).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. A Canadian Forces Decoration Medal (Décoration des Forces Canadiennes). Instituted on December 15th, 1949. A Decagonal medal, constructed of tombac (a copper-zinc alloy), suspended from a medal bar bearing a maple leaf on either side, the obverse depicting the rightward facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and circumscribed by “Elizabeth II dei Gratia Regina - Canada” all in capital letters, the reverse bearing a naval crown with a fleur-de-lis on either side, three maple leaves and an eagle, along with the word “Service” in capital letters at the base, inscribed “MWO A.W. MCKAY”, otherwise unmarked, measuring 38.4 mm (w) x 48.4 mm (l), weighing 34.76 grams inclusive of its ribbon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. A Police Exemplary Service Medal (Médaille de la police pour services distingués). Instituted on August 12, 1983. A circular silver-coloured medal, suspended from dual loops and a medal bar with the ribbon attached but missing the horizontal pinback, the obverse depicts a crowned maple leaf with the scales of justice superimposed on the center, circumscribed “Police Service Medal” in capital letters, the reverse is officially inscribed “Awarded by the City of Edmonton Police Department to J. Poss 1978 - 5861”, circumscribed “ Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police” in capital letters, measuring 39.4 mm in diameter, weighing 35.79 grams inclusive of its ribbon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. A Canadian Banks’ Law Enforcement Award. A circular base metal medal, suspended from a single-toe claw attached to the center of the award with a slotted bar, suspended from its period-original ribbon, the obverse bearing a large central gate circumscribed “The Canadian Banks’ Law Enforcement Award” in capital letters, the reverse inscribed “Awarded by the Canadian Bankers’ Association for Distinguished Law Enforcement” within an oak wreath, measuring 35.6 mm in diameter, weighing 28.29 grams inclusive of its ribbon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition ranging from near very fine to extremely fine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220659319061,"sku":"M0631-8","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/MNC4254_a7da2105-28fd-478f-b452-02de9085e951.jpg?v=1713968923"},{"product_id":"canada-cef-a-medal-pair-to-the-cfa-gordon-ronald-munnoch-m0631-22","title":"Canada, CEF. 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A circular bronze medal, the obverse depicting a winged, full-length, full-front, figure of “Victory” with her left arm extended holding a palm branch in her right hand, the reverse is inscribed “The Great War for Civilisation 1914-1919” in capital letters within a laurel wreath,  impressed “2327364 Gnr. G. R. Munnoch, C.F.A” along the rim, measuring 36.5 mm in diameter, weighing 31.66 grams inclusive of its ribbon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFootnote: Gordon Ronald Munnoch (2327364) was born in London, Ontario, Canada on December 19th 1894 to his mother Margaret Brooks Munnoch. Prior to enlisting on May 22nd, 1917 he was a law student. He served within the Cobourg Heavy Battery during World War I. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220922577173,"sku":"M0631-22","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/MNC4325_f0f7a2d5-5880-49e5-bdba-b1e056a5dde4.jpg?v=1759163110"},{"product_id":"canada-commonwealth-an-rcmp-second-war-group-to-corporal-thomas-richard-dick-bell-gb7389","title":"Canada, Commonwealth. An RCMP \u0026 Second War Group to Corporal Thomas Richard \"Dick\" Bell","description":"\u003cp\u003eCanadian Volunteer Service Medal; War Medal 1939-1945; and Royal Canadian Mounted Police Long Service Medal, Elizabeth II (T.R. BELL). Naming is engraved in large capitals on RCMPLSM. Un-mounted, light contact on the RCMPLSM, original ribbons, near extremely fine. Accompanied by a binder with his RCMP Certificate of Service, a copy of his Canadian Army (Active) Discharged Certificate, copies of his Obituary (from The Ottawa Citizen of May 23, 1967 and from the RCMP Quarterly, Volume 33, Number 2 of October 1967), a Report from the Canadian Research Service (dated July 6, 1996), ten Photographs, three photocopied Photographs, and a Map of The Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa (with area \"40\" marked indicating his burial spot in the family plot). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFootnote: Thomas Richard \"Dick\" Bell was born on March 30, 1912 in Ottawa, Ontario, the son of Haliday Bell and Ruth Hewitt. His parents were first generation Canadians, his father born in Ottawa, his mother born in nearby Chelsea, Quebec. All of his grandparents were from Scotland. The couple had seven children, including \"Dick\", his brothers Donald, Harry \"Henry\" and Hewitt and his sisters Norma, Ruth and Jean. \"Dick\" had a normal childhood, always wanting to join the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Bell joined the RCMP on January 7, 1933 in Ottawa, taking his discharge when his ten year term expired on January 6, 1943 and joined the Canadian Army Provost Corps three days later. He enlisted with the Canadian Army Service Corps on January 9, 1943 at Halifax, Nova Scotia and was hoping to go overseas, but due to his police training, he was placed in the Provost Corps. He tried for several years for overseas service and finally received a posting to the Canadian Irish Regiment, but before his training had been completed, the war had ended and he returned to his Provost Corps duties. F-51773 Lance Sergeant Thomas Richard \"Dick\" Bell was discharged upon demobilization at No. 9 District Depot in Ottawa on April 6, 1946, after three years and three months service in the Canadian Army Service Corps. For his Second World War service, he was awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and the War Medal 1939-1945. The following day, January 7th, Bell re-joined the RCMP in Ottawa, now age 34. He married a widow, Marguerite (nee Soucy) Gilliam, in addition to having one son, John, from her previous marriage. Over the course of his career with the RCMP, Bell was assigned to General Detachment Duties, along with being a Dog Master for a while. He was stationed at various locations, including: Regina, Punnichy, Yorkton, Esterhazy, Calder, Foam Lake, Wadena and Pelly in Saskatchewan; Charlottetown and Montague in Prince Edward Island; Halifax, Shubenacadie, Sydney and Pictou in Nova Scotia; Fort Smith in the Northwest Territories; Vancouver, Esquimalt and Brilliant Dam in British Columbia; Rockcliffe and Ottawa in Ontario. Bell was promoted to the rank of Corporal on December 1, 1954 and was retired to pension on November 20, 1959. 11970 Corporal Thomas Richard \"Dick\" Bell's service with the RCMP entailed a total of twenty-three years and five an a half months: January 7, 1933 to January 6, 1943 (ten years) and June 11, 1946 to November 20, 1959 (thirteen years, five and a half months), earning him the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Long Service Medal. Even though he retired from the RCMP in 1959, he remained in police work and joined the Nepean Police Department, serving with them for six years. He resigned from the Nepean Police Department in 1965 and went to work for a Protection Agency, Taggart Services as an Inspector. Thomas Richard \"Dick\" Bell died suddenly at his home in Ottawa while doing yard work, suffering a stroke or heart attack, on May 21, 1967, at the age of 55. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48396727681301,"sku":"GB7389","price":677.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/MNC3527_ed2df81a-f321-4eb5-9fd9-9fa4f1316113.jpg?v=1719941722"},{"product_id":"canada-commonwealth-a-lot-of-st-john-ambulance-awards-and-documents-to-jean-tyios-hamilton-ontario-cadet-officer-m0231-123","title":"Canada, Commonwealth. 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