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Accompanied by a First World War Miniature Trio (1914-15 Star: bronze, 19.7 mm x 25.5 mm, British War Medal: silver, 18.3 mm, Victory Medal: bronze, 18.2 mm, mounted to a suspension with swing bar pinback), three CEF Identification Tags (two bakelite: one octagonal and one round, 33.2 mm x 38.6 mm and 35.5 mm respectively; one aluminum, 38.5 mm; all three stamped \"57105 S.H. THORNTON 20th BATT. INFY. 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He signed his Attestation Paper with the 20th Infantry Battalion \"1st Central Ontario Regiment\", on November 12, 1914, in Toronto, Ontario, at the age of 20, naming his next-of-kin as his mother, Mrs. Howard Thornton of Liverpool, stating that he had one years' previous military service with the London Rifle Brigade, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Bank Clerk.\n ","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108590309653,"sku":"C2817","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_09_b458e535-5bef-426a-9294-ed707d0fe4d3.jpg?v=1692837672"},{"product_id":"efficiency-medal-to-the-canadian-provost-corps-c2538","title":"Efficiency Medal To The Canadian Provost Corps","description":"Efficiency Medal to the Canadian Provost Corps - George VI Ind.Imp., Canada scroll (PTE. J. BERNAIS C PRO C). 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He signed his Attestation Paper with the Saskatchewan Regiment, on December 1, 1914 in Brandon, Manitoba, at the age of 21, ten days shy of his twenty-second birthday, naming his next-of-kin as Ellen Wigglesworth, stating that he had one years' service with the 2nd County of London Territorial Yeomanry and two years with the 18th Rifles, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Clerk. Wiglesworth was Mentioned in Despatches, as published in the London Gazette 30448, page 13572, on December 28, 1917. He was discharged on April 26, 1918 on \"Compassionate Grounds\".","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108604530965,"sku":"C2310","price":181.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/wwi_mentioned_in_538a005015a5f.jpg?v=1739471208"},{"product_id":"pair-lieutenant-colonel-r-a-robertson-gb0170","title":"Pair: Lieutenant-Colonel R. A. 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Plated, court mounted with swing bar pinback, as worn by the veteran, extremely fine. Accompanied by The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Nova Scotia 50 Year Service Medal (metal with a gold-coloured gilt, engraved \"BRO. JAMES L. MACINTYRE ACADIA LODGE NO. 14\" on the reverse, 33 mm, 50 Years Clasp on the ribbon, engraved \"1946-1996\" on the hanger, in case of issue, \"McIntyre\" spelled incorrectly) and copies of his Attestation Paper, Application for Entry in the Royal Canadian Navy, Service Records and Death Certificate, with selected areas blacked out for privacy reasons.\nFootnote: James Law McIntyre signed his Attestation Paper with \"A\" Company, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders on August 6, 1935 in Kingston, Ontario, stating that he had had previous military service as a Cadet for two years. He was struck off strength on September 2, 1937. He later applied for entry into the Royal Canadian Navy as a Boy Seaman, enlisting for seven years service, signing his paper at Morrisburg, Ontario on July 17, 1936. He began his naval service with H.M.C.S. Stadacona, and between 1937 and 1939, he saw postings with St. Laurent and Skeena, before returning to Stadacona. His records indicate his theatres of service as \"Canada, Overseas, on the High Seas\" but does not give specific locations during the war. He maintained postings with Assiniboine, Stadacona, St. Croix, Restigouche, Cornwallis, Iroquois, Niobe and Peregrine. Postwar, McIntyre saw service with Niobe, York, Stadacona, Haida, Cornwallis, Quebec and York. His Royal Canadian Navy service totalled twenty-one years, as he signed on for stints of seven years in 1936, seven years in 1944, five years in 1951, one year in 1956 and one year in 1957. On February 27, 1958, he was released from his RCN service at H.M.C.S. York, with his rank upon retirement being Chief Petty Office 1st Class, Quartermaster Instructor, Trade Group 4. McIntyre then enrolled in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve on March 1, 1958 and was put on the Emergency List, then on the Active List on April 15. He was released on January 19, 1960 and promoted to A\/Commissioned Boatswain at H.M.C.S. Star, until December 20, 1961. His papers indicate he was still a member of this component as late as February 1966. McIntyre died October 4, 2003 at the Brant Centre, Burlington, Ontario.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108635431189,"sku":"C1246","price":290.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/27_db87e026-5f61-4121-a60b-6c58472d994c.jpg?v=1692837805"},{"product_id":"a-mounted-group-of-seven-miniature-gb0348","title":"A Mounted Group Of Seven Miniature","description":"dress medals, Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., gold and enamel, complete with top bar; Military Cross, G.V.R.; 1914 Star, with clasp; British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf; Defence; Jubilee 1935, mounted court style as worn, fine quality period strikings, very fine and better.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108636676373,"sku":"GB0348","price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/bmm36101.jpg?v=1692837797"},{"product_id":"queens-south-africa-medal-gb0391","title":"Queen’s South Africa Medal,","description":"two clasps: Cape Colony, Orange, Free State (impressed: 7620 PTE. 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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. 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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":"ontario-boxing-championship-medal-in-gold-1932-c0865","title":"Ontario Boxing Championship Medal In Gold - 1932","description":"Ontario Boxing Championship Medal in Gold - 1932 - Medal is solid 10Kt. 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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":"the-canadian-medal-of-military-valour-c1044","title":"The Canadian Medal Of Military Valour","description":"The Canadian Medal of Military Valour - QEII - In silver gilt, mint condition. Only 83 awarded since being instituted in 1993. 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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":"221st-bn-winnipeg-manitoba-cap-badge-cef-c0862","title":"221St Bn Winnipeg, Manitoba Cap Badge Cef","description":"221st Bn Winnipeg, Manitoba Cap Badge CEF - Period replacement lugs, some tarnishing, 4x4.5cm, fine.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108908978453,"sku":"C0862","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/89.jpg?v=1692838546"},{"product_id":"wwi-no-2-university-company-uoft-pin-cef-c1216","title":"Wwi No. 2 University Company Uoft Pin Cef","description":"WWI No. 2 University Company UofT Pin CEF - Bronze gilt and enamels, unmarked, 31.4 mm x 33 mm, horizontal pinback, enamel chipping on the shield, near extremely fine.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108912353557,"sku":"C1216","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/25_234b56bd-bdf9-4d3d-a7d5-be5748604e4c.jpg?v=1692838563"},{"product_id":"wwi-memorial-photograph-of-private-charles-e-hislop-88th-cef-c2889","title":"Wwi Memorial Photograph Of Private Charles E. 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He was a resident of Victoria, British Columbia when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (180070) with the 88th Infantry Battalion \"Victoria Fusiliers\", on November 6, 1915, in Victoria, at the age of 32, naming his next-of-kin as his brother, Walter Frederick Hislop of Victoria (who himself later enlisted with the Royal Air Force on August 3, 1917 and survived the war), stating that he had no previous military service, that he was not married and that his trade was that of Stage Hand. The Battalion was raised and mobilized in Victoria, under the authority of G.O. 151, December 22, 1915. The Battalion sailed June 2, 1916 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel J.R. Cullin with a strength of 34 officers and 1,029 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the 30th Reserve Battalion. Hislop was transferred for work with the Canadian Arms Inspection Repair Depot, based at 74 Tunnel Avenue in East Greenwich S.E., London, England. It was part of the Canadian Ordnance Corps, who were tasked with supplying, equipping and outfitting the entire Canadian Corps. He was later transferred to the 47th Infantry Battalion out of New Westminster, British Columbia, for active service in the French theatre  Hislop was with the 47th Infantry Battalion when he was accidentally wounded, \"while in a dugout looking for his mess tin at about 6.00 o'clock on the evening of February 14th.1918, a comrade came into the dugout with two rifles and stood them against the rack. One of the rifles fell to the floor and went off. The bullet entered Private Hislop's right ankle and passed out through the left, fracturing the bone and leaving very bad wounds.\" He was unconscious when admitted to No. 6 Casualty Clearing Station at Barlin. Four days later, on February 18, 1918, Hislop died from his wounds, at the age of 35, succumbing to his injuries without regaining consciousness. He is buried in Barlin Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France, Grave Reference: III. E. 31. and is commemorated on page 429 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. His father, C.E. Hislop, pre-deceased him\n ","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108917170453,"sku":"C2889","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_03_db65cdf5-0aae-4884-a5ae-b891093e64b1.jpg?v=1692838567"},{"product_id":"wwi-212th-battalion-winnipeg-americans-collar-tabs-c0927","title":"Wwi 212Th Battalion \"Winnipeg Americans\" Collar Tabs","description":"WWI 212th Battalion \"Winnipeg Americans\" Collar Tabs - \"American Legion\" version. Pickled brass, unmarked but known to have beeen manufactured by Hemsley, very crisp detail, measuring 30 mm x 32.8 mm, intact lugs, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Manitoba with mobilization headquarters at Winnipeg under the authority of G.O. 69, July 15, 1916. The commanding officer of the Battalion was Lieutenant-Colonel E.C. Pitman. 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(C:4)\n \nFootnote: The headquarters on mobilization was Valcartier, Quebec. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 with a strength of 33 officers and 1,083 men under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel F.D. Farquhar, DSO. \n ","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108929065237,"sku":"C3076","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/img_03_41bbd271-1891-46e0-917c-47c7636f18df.jpg?v=1692838598"},{"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-rcaf-wirelessair-gunners-wing-c0860","title":"Wwii Rcaf Wireless\/Air Gunner's Wing","description":"WWII RCAF Wireless\/Air Gunner's Wing - WWII Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Wireless\/Air Gunner's (WAG) Wing - Three-colour embroidery on black wool, heavily padded, giving it a three-dimensional appearance, reinforced backer, quality stitching, unissued, extremely fine. 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The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 3rd Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division. The Battalion was disbanded September 15, 1920.","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46108953248021,"sku":"C0773","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/15th_infantry_ba_50ae5e821d4e7.jpg?v=1692838670"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.emedals.com\/collections\/north-america-canada.oembed?page=266","provider":"eMedals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}