A Collection of Medals to the Canadian Expeditonary Force 1914-1918 1112


A Great War M.M. group of six awarded to Corporal A. Marks, Veteran Guards of Canada, late Canadian Field Artillery


MILITARYMEDAL, G.V.R. (41094 Dvr. A. Marks, Can. F.A.); 1914-15 STAR (41094 Dvr. A. Marks, Can. Fd. Art.); BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (41094 Dvr. A. Marks, C.F.A.); CANADIAN VOLUNTARY SERVICEMEDAL 1939-45, no clasp; WARMEDAL 1939 -45, in silver, together with the recipient’s CANADIAN MEMORIAL CROSS, G.VI.R., the reverse officially inscribed, ‘L. 32236 Cpl. A. Marks’, brightly cleaned and lacquered, nearly very fine and better (7)


£300-350 M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919.


Arthur Marks, who was born in Liverpool, England, in October 1894, enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Quebec in September 1914.


Embarked for France as a Driver in 5th Battery, 2nd Brigade, C.F.A., in February 1915, he remained actively engaged there until the War’s end, was awarded the M.M., and was discharged back in Canada in April 1919.


Between the Wars he served as a cook with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at Regina, but on the renewal of hostilities he returned to uniform, serving in the Veteran Guards of Canada from July 1940 until April 1945, and gaining the Canadian Voluntary Service Medal and War Medal.


As also revealed by accompanying research, his death in March 1948 was deemed to have been caused by his earlier military service and, accordingly, his widow was sent the Canadian Memorial Cross; sold with a prize medal in silver and gold, inscribed, ‘J.G.D.’ and ‘F. E. Davies’, together with copied service records.


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A Great War M.M. group of three awarded to Bombardier P. L. Manchester, Canadian Field Artillery, who, prior to being severely wounded by shrapnel, was decorated for his gallantry on the Somme in November 1916


MILITARYMEDAL, G.V.R. (89161 Gnr. P. L. Manchester, 6/Bde. Can. F.A.); BRITISHWAR ANDVICTORYMEDALS (89161 Bmbr. P. L. Manchester, C.F.A.), nearly extremely fine (3)


£250-300 M.M. London Gazette 22 January 1917:


‘For great gallantry and devotion to duty near Courcelette on 17-18 November 1916, at the capture of Desire Trench. He was on duty continuously for 36 hours, remaining under a heavy enemy barrage and repairing break after break in the telephone lines. During this period the Battalion H.Q was twice changed and the lines cut 28 times.’


Percy Lorne Manchester, who was born in Carleton, Huntley, Ontario, in October 1890, was an ex-member of the 95th Saskatchewan Rifles who enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier in June 1915.


Embarked for France in January 1916 with 6th Howitzer Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, he was hospitalised with an infection shortly thereafter, but returned to his unit in mid-March and was awarded his M.M. for the above cited deeds on the Somme that November.


Having then been advanced to Bombardier in 10th Battery, C.F.A., in April 1917, he was treated for concussion and deafness before being severely wounded by shrapnel in the back in the following month and evacuated to the U.K. via Etaples.


Nonetheless, he returned to active duty as a member of 4th Canadian Divisional Ammunition Column in April 1918, and was finally discharged in May 1919. Manchester died in August 1924; sold with copied service record.


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