Miscellaneous 1184 Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (2) (6229 Sgt. L. S. Hopwood.; 898116 Pte. Wm. Archer) very fine (2) £60-£80
Lawrence Stephen Hopwood served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment), and died at home in London, Ontario, on 9 October 1920. He is buried under a C.W.G.C. headstone in London (Woodland) Cemetery, Ontario, Canada.
William Archer was born in Chorley, Lancashire, on 29 July 1889 and served during the Great War with the 10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment). He died on the Western Front on 27 September 1918, and is buried in Haynecourt British Cemetery, France.
1185
Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (A4098 Pte. W. Gunn); together with a miniature locket containing two portrait photographs of the recipient, good very fine
£60-£80
Frank Horace Wellesley Gunn served with the 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front, and died on 14 February 1916. He is buried in Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, Belgium.
1186
Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (2) (112274 Pte. F. Openshaw.; McG.101. Cpl. E. J. Woodgate.) first polished, good very fine (2)
£80-£120
F. Openshaw served during the Great War with the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, and died on the Western Front on 26 October 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
Ernest John Woodgate served during the Great War with Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, and died on the Western Front on 15 September 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, France.
1187
Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (2) (841920 Pte. A. J. Barham; 163744 L/Sgt. A. L. Fole.) first in case of issue with Minister of Militia and Defence enclosure, first extremely fine, second pitted, therefore nearly very fine (2) £80-£120
Albert James Barham served during the Great War with the 42nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry, having previously served as a Sergeant in the 148th McGill University Battalion, Montreal, and died on the Western Front on 3 November 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
A. L. Pole served during the Great War with the 75th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (1st Central Ontario Regiment), and died on the Western Front on 1 March 1917. He is buried in Villers Station Cemetery, France.
1188
Silver War Badge (15), the reverses officially numbered ‘26235; 52867; 91430; 135135; 170291; 170657; 175860; 221906; 243448; 248781; 316475; B80503; B278450; RN32478; NZ2931’, all with retaining pins, generally very fine or better (15)
£60-£80 1189
British Red Cross Society Medal for War Service, bronze, with integral top riband bar; British Red Cross Society Medal for Proficiency in Red Cross First-Aid, gilt and enamel , the reverse inscribed ‘012125 F. Woollard’, with integral top riband bar; British Red Cross Society 3 Years’ Service Medal, gilt and enamel, the reverse numbered ‘28852’, with integral top riband bar; British Red Cross Society Associates’ lapel badge, gilt and enamel; St. John Ambulance Association Re-examination Cross (2), silver, the reverse inscribed ‘124000 Richard H. Davie.’; another, bronze, the reverse inscribed ‘A168893 Joan R. Tester’; Order of St. John Great War Service lapel badge, silver, inscribed ‘Served 1914-1919’; H.M. Queen Mary’s Committee, Queen’s Institute of District Nursing Badge, bronze, surmounted by a crowned Royal cipher in bronze and enamel, on lady’s bow riband, generally good very fine (9)
£40-£50 Sold with a Christ’s Hospital Prize Medallion, silver, the edge inscribed ‘Douglas Lee Scott 1865’. 1190
A Brooch for the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 1st type, silver gilt and enamel, the reverse inscribed with the motto of the Order ‘For God and the Empire’, the top arm of the cross replaced with a stylised bow riband, with pin back suspension and additional top loop for wearing on a chain, extremely fine
£60-£80
x1191
Royal Canadian Air Force Ops Wing with Bar, by Birks, for 45 Operations, gilt, in card box of issue, extremely fine condition
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police Figurine, 120mm high, on wooded plinth, good condition (2) x1192 £60-£80
Silver Cigarette Case, hallmarked Birmingham 1919, 90mm x 80mm, the top lid with engraved monogram ‘GHP’, and the bottom lid with regimental locations ‘19th Lancashire Fusiliers - Penmaenmaur 1.3.15 Catterick Bridge 18.5.15 Codford St Mary’s 5.8.15 France 21.11.15 Rhyl 8.12.17. 3rd Lancashire Fusiliers - Withernsea 20.7.18. 16th Lancashire Fusiliers - France 18.8.18 Rhine 2.2.19’, lacking internal elasticated fitments and rather polished, otherwise good condition
£40-£50 M.C. London Gazette 10 December 1919: T/2nd Lt. George Henry Potts, Lanc. Fus., attd. 16th Bn.
‘During the attack on the Oise-Sambre Canal on 4th November, 1918, he was one of the first to attempt to make the crossing, under heavy fire, of the bridge constructed by the R.E.’s When the advance was continued on the enemy’s side of the canal, he led his company with great skill and courage, capturing all his objectives.’
George Henry Potts, Private No. 17607, served in France with 19th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, from 23 November 1916. Appointed Lance-Corporal and afterwards promoted to Acting Sergeant, he was granted a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers on 25 June 1918, and ended the war in the rank of Acting Captain. Sold with relevant research.
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