Vimy Militaria - Second World War Medals

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Second World War Medals

Six. 1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Overseas bar, War Medal 1939-45, Memorial Cross (GVI). Cross named to P.O. M.W. WILLIAMS J-7204. Maldwyn Wyn Williams was born in Bettws, near Newtown, in mid Wales. His father was a minister in the area. The family moved to the United States in 1920 for a brief period and then moved to Canada in 1926. “Maldie”, as he was known, attended high school at Listowel, Ontario and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1938. He was an ordained Presbyterian minister, and married, at the time of his enlistment in the RCAF in August 1940. He joined the RCAF as a pilot trainee and was transferred to the Air Observer course. On successful completion of his training he left for Britain in September 1941. After a period of further training he was posted from OTU to 103 Squadron, Royal Air Force at Elsham Wolds on 7 May 1942. On the night of the 19/20th May 1942 Maldwyn was sadly killed taking part in his first operation. On this night 103 Squadron detailed 5 crews to bomb the German U Boat base at St Nazaire on the West coast of France. The crew, of which Maldwyn was a part, consisted of F/L P E Rees RAFVR, F/S L C Taylor RCAF, P/O M W Williams RCAF, Sgt B W Harris RAF, Sgt H C Watson RCAF, and Sgt W Mitchell RCAF. They took off from Elsham Wolds in a Vickers Wellington 1C serial number Z1141 at 2248. It was reported that there was slight heavy and light flak over the target by the returning crews. Wellington Z1141 was shot down in flames in the vicinity of the target. There were no survivors from the crew, who now rest at Escoublac-La-Baule War Cemetery, 13 km West of St Nazaire. Williams is also commemorated on a plaque located in the chapel of Knox College, a seminary of The Presbyterian Church in Canada situated on the St. George campus of the University of Toronto. A poignant and unusual early Canadian RCAF casualty, an ordained minister who died as a combatant.

Good VF Condition $1600

Three. Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, War Medal 1939-45 and Canadian Forces Decoration (EIIR). CD named to S/L S.A. BRIGHTWELL. Stanley Arthur Brightwell was born in Montreal, Quebec on 12 September 1925. He died on 24 June 2005, and he is buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Vancover, BC. Otherwise unresearched. Letter B in Brightwell's surname appears to have been double struck when medal was named (see images). Medals are swing mounted as worn on clean original ribbons.

EF Condition $250

One. Memorial Cross (GVI). Cross named to F.J.B. CLEMO ABLE SEAMAN R.C.N. Frederick John Byron Clemo was born on 7 September 1922 in Victoria, British Columbia. He joined the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve on 23 February 1941; at the time of his enlistment, he was working as a cook and living on Salt Spring Island in BC. He was assigned to HMCS Naden until 26 March 1941, when he was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as an Ordinary Seaman. Clemo had previously served in the militia, as a member of the 3rd Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, between August 1940 and February 1941. Clemo began his service on HMCS Ottawa on 3 September 1941. He was aboard the ship on the night of September 13-14, 1942, when HMCS Ottawa was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-91 while escorting Convoy ON-127. The destroyer broke in half and sank about 500 miles east of St. John's, Newfoundland, resulting in the tragic deaths of 114 of her crew. A C-class destroyer originally built as HMS Crusader, HMCS Ottawa was serving in the 4th Escort Group. Just three days before she was sunk, Ottawa had heroically rescued 24 survivors from the British steam tanker Empire Oil, which had also been torpedoed in the North Atlantic. HMCS Ottawa was first attacked around 11:00 PM on September 13, when the U-91 fired a spread of torpedoes. One struck Ottawa, severely damaging the ship and crippling its engines. Less than 30 minutes later, a second torpedo hit the defenceless Ottawa, breaking it in half and sending it to the ocean floor. Only 65 survivors were pulled from the frigid waters by nearby allied vessels. Climo was sadly one of those who perished. He is commemorated on the Halifax Memorial (Panel 5). Clemo is entitled to the 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Overseas clasp, and War Medal 1939-45. Cross is in box of issue on original ribbon, with creased forwarding card from MND for Naval Services.

EF Condition $900

One. Memorial Cross (GVI). Named to SGT. W.O.A.G. R.T. GAMMON #R-90157. Rex Thomas Gammon was born in Sarnia, Ontario on 11 December 1916. He enrolled in the Royal Canadian Air Force in February 1941, and was serving as a Wireless Air Gunner with 22 Operational Training Unit, Royal Air Force when he was killed in action during a bombing mission targeting Hamburg, Germany on 28 July 1942. Loose on short length of replacement ribbon.

Good VF Condition $600

One. Memorial Cross (GVI). Named to K.73990 Pte. F.J. HANSEN. Frederick John Hansen was born on 26 June 1917 in Vancouver, British Columbia. He enlisted in the Canadian Active Service Force on 10 December 1940, and served with the Westminster Regiment. He was killed in action in Italy on 13 April 1944, at the age of 26, and he is buried in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Cassino War Cemetery, Cassino, Italy. Hansen is entitled to the 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45 and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Overseas clasp. Loose on short length of replacement ribbon.

Good VF Condition $800

Six. 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Overseas clasp, War Medal, and Memorial Bar. Bar named L.CPL. R.J. HAWKINS R.H.L.I. DIED IN HIS COUNTRY'S SERVICE 22 NOV 1944. Reginald James Hawkins was a plasterer/construction worker in civilian life, aged 30 and married, when he enrolled in the Royal Canadian Engineers as a Sapper in November 1942 at Vancouver, British Columbia. He appears to have worked as a plasterer while serving in the UK in 1943 and 1944, receiving specialist pay in this role, before being reclassified to general duties in August 1944, and then transferred to an infantry role in the Rocky Mountain Rangers, still in the UK. On 17 October 1944, he was sent forward to Belgium as an infantry reinforcement, joining the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry on 24 October. Promoted to Lance Corporal a short time later, on 15 November, Hawkins was killed in action a week later, on 22 November 1944, while on a fighting patrol under the command of Lt J.D. Bell in Groesbeek, The Netherlands. Hawkins is buried in the Commmonwealth War Graves Commission's Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Groesbeek, Netherlands. Hawkins' medals and the Memorial Bar issued in his memory are accompanied by the slip for Memorial Bar, card to next of kin in envelope named to Hawkins' wife Elizabeth at an address in Vancouver, British Columbia, and a bestowal slip for the medals named to K.9687 PTE. R.J. HAWKINS in mailing envelope with medals, which remain in their original boxes. Also with the group is a telegram reporting Hawkins' death in action, and several letters and envelopes marked OHMS from Veterans' Affairs addressed to his wife Elizabeth, dealing with survivor benefits due to her. An incredible archive, with much scope for further research.

Good VF Condition $825

Two. 1939-45 Star and War Medal 1939-45 (Canadian issue). War Medal officially named THOMAS MCNAMEE in engraved capitals. The War Medal 1939-45 was issued officially named to Canadian Merchant Navy members, and McNamee's medal is named in a known engraving style used by one of the contractors involved. Thomas Constantine McNamee was born on 24 July 1906 in Jamaica, British West Indies. He came to Canada at a young age and was living in Halifax, Nova Scotia when he joined the Merchant Navy, signing on to his first ship, S.S. Northstar, in 1937. He apparently continued to serve in the Merchant Marine when the Second World War began and signed on to the S.S.Kantara on 14 January 1941 as a Trimmer / Fireman. The S.S. Kantara was a British steel screw cargo steamer owned by the Moss Hutchison Line Ltd. As part of Convoy SC20, the S.S. Kantara was sunk off Iceland by the German battleship Gneisenau on 22 February 1941. Gneisenau and her sister battleship Scharnhorst were involved in this engagement, in which three other cargo ships were also lost. The survivors, including McNamee, were taken to Marlag u Milag Nord, which was a Merchant Marine Prisoner of War camp in Germany. After the war, McNamee served in the Merchant Marine from 1946 to 1949, and it is believed that he became a taxi driver in Halifax, Nova Scotia. McNamee passed away in Halifax on 21 October 1978 and is interred in Fairview Cemetery. The group includes a picture of McNamee, a copy of his Merchant Marine ID certificate, a complete crew list obtained from the Department of Transport (UK), his obituary, as well as other supporting documentation. Medals are court-mounted on clean original ribbons.

Good VF Condition $400

One. Memorial Cross (GVI). Named to B.40050 Gnr. E.M. MARTIN. Ernest Melbourne Martin was born on 15 March 1918 in Meaford, Ontario. He was a sheet metal worker when he enrolled in the No. 2 District Depot (Active Force) Royal Canadian Engineers on 16 February 1942. He proceeded overseas to England in June 1942, landing on 26 June, and being taken into 1 CARU. Martin continued his training overseas, advancing in rank to Acting Lance Sergeant before embarking for Italy as a reinforcement for the RCA in November 1943. He reverted to the rank of Gunner on joining 3rd Field Regiment in late January 1944. Martin was wounded in action (shell fragment wounds to chest and right hand) on 24 October 1944, when a German 88 shell landed amongst a group of gunners, killing one and wounding 4, including him. He was promoted to Lance Bombardier on 9 December 1944, before being wounded again on 10 January 1945, dying of his wounds on 11 January 1945. Martin is buried in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Argenta Gap War Cemetery. Italy. Cross is loose on short length of replacement ribbon.

EF Condition $725

Six. Serving Brother Order of St. John, 1939-1945 Star, Burma Star, Defence Medal (British issue), War Medal 1939-45 (British issue) with Mention in Dispatches, Canadian Forces Decoration (EIIR). CD named to LT COL G. McCRACKEN. George McCracken was a doctor whose military service included time spent in the Royal Army Medical Corps as a Lieutenant between April and November 1942, before his transfer to the Indian Army Medical Service, where he practiced for the remainder of the war. His roles included Staff Surgeon, General Duties Major, Medical Specialist, and time as Senior Medical Officer and Officer Commanding the Medical Division Ambala. He emigrated to Canada sometime after the war, and joined the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps in October 1951. He served at 1 Field Ambulance and 11 Medical Company in Kingston, Ontario, at the Cadet Summer Camp Blackdown, and as a member of the Central Command Medical Advisory Staff. McCracken commanded 11 Medical Company as a Lieutenant Colonel between 1954 and 1960, before retiring from military service in 1964. His CD was awarded in May 1960. McCracken appears to have claimed a replacement Defence Medal, MiD emblem, and CD in 1977. Medals are loose on clean ribbons.

Good VF Condition $400

One. Efficiency Medal with CANADA suspender. Named to W.O. CL. II (BTY SM) A. GREGORY. RCA. Loose on clean older ribbon. Un-researched.

Good VF Condition $275

Six. 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal (Canadian issue), Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Overseas bar, War Medal 1939-45 (Canadian issue), Memorial Cross (GVI). Cross named to K.72606 PTE. O.C. NOWELL (first initial should be "N" for Norville; error on "Overseas Casualty Notification" has first name spelled as "Orville" hence the "O" instead of "N"). Norville Carl Nowell was born on 7 December 1919 in Chilliwack, British Columbia. He was a farmer, living with his father in Yarrow, British Columbia, when he enlisted in 18 Company, Canadian Forestry Corps, Canadian Active Service Force on 16 September 1940 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Nowell was transferred to No. 10 Company CFC in Valcartier, Quebec in February 1941. He deployed overseas to the United Kingdom with his unit in June 1941, and transferred to the Westminster Regiment in December 1942, and to No 1 Canadian Infantry Replacement unit in January 1943. Nowell appears to have spent a good deal of time absent without leave and in hospital while in the UK, and his record includes mention of a two month prison sentance for a civil conviction in early 1943, which was ultimately shortened by 19 days. He joined the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada as a reinforcement on 3 June 1943, embarking the following month on 15 August for Italy. Nowell joined the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada in the field on 27 August 1943, and served in the unit until he was killed in action on 11 December 1943. He is buried in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Moro River Cemetery, Italy. Medals are loose on clean ribbons; cross without ribbon or case.

Good VF Condition $1000

One. Memorial Cross (GVI). Named to C.121699 Pte. G.L. MILLER. Gilbert Lawrence Miller was born on 25 December 1921 in Prescott, Ontario. He enrolled in the Canadian Active Service Force at Kingston, Ontario on 11 July 1943 in the No 3 District Depot Officer Training Centre, with his attestation form noting that he had served with The Brockville Rifles A&T Staff OTC as a Private since April 1941. He embarked for the United Kingdom in February 1944, joining 1 Canadian Infantry Replacement Unit on 14 March. Miller was deployed to Italy as a reinforcement on 27 March 1944, joining the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada on 25 May. He died of wounds received in action on 1 June 1944. Miller is buried in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Cassino War Cemetery, Cassino, Italy. Cross is suspended on original slightly distressed ribbon; Miller is also entitled to the 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Overseas clasp, and the War Medal 1939-45.

Good VF Condition $800

One. Memorial Cross (GVI). Named to H.9555 Pte. W. STACK. Walter Stack was born on 9 February 1915 in Lorette, Manitoba. He enrolled in the Canadian Active Service Force at No. 10 District Depot in Winnipeg, Manitoba on 28 April 1943. Stack's enrollment paperwork notes that he was married, and his wife, Ada, gave birth to their daughter, Judy, just a few days before he enrolled. He was working as a tractor operator when he joined the Canadian Army, and his file notes that he spoke English, French and Ukrainian. Stack was deployed to the UK in April 1944, arriving in England on 12 April, before being quickly embarked for service in Italy in May 1944 as a reinforcement for the Royal Canadian Regiment, which he joined in the field on 25 June. Stack was wounded in action on 4 September 1944, receiving a shrapnel wound (slight) to his left leg. After returning to action on 10 September, he fought with the RCR until he was wounded again, receiving a pentrating wound to the abdomen on 17 September 1944. Stack died of wounds on 18 September 1944. Originally interred south-east of Rimini, near Ravenna, his remains were later moved and reinterred in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Gradara War Cemetery, Gradara, Italy. Cross is suspended on original purple ribbon in case of issue with cardboard transmittal box (this slightly damaged, with one side torn) and trasmittal card addressed to Mrs. A.O. Stack, W Stack's widow.

EF Condition $1000

Nine. 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal (Canadian issue), Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, War Medal 1939-45, UN Korea Medal with KOREA suspender, UN Emergency Force (UNEF) Medal, Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal, Efficiency Medal (GVI) with CANADA suspension with bar. UN Korea named SC 29716 A LINDEN; EM named CPL. A. LINDEN RCIC. Medals are loose on lengths of mostly clean older ribbons, with the CPSM retaining its original issue brooch. UN Korea, UNEF and Efficiency Medal are plated. This group of medals was purchased together, but it is unclear whether they all belonged to the same soldier, and the lot is unresearched.

VF Condition $700

Family Group: Brother 1 - 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal (Canadian issue), Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Overseas clasp, War Medal 1939-45, and Birk's Memorial Bar. Bar is named SGT P.F. LATHAM RCA DIED IN HIS COUNTRY'S SERVICE 30 MAY 1944. Accompanied by five original portrait photos of Percy Latham in uniform (one smaller image in a photo studio folder, a larger 8" x 11" colourized version of the latter, a loose small image taken when he was a Lance Bombardier, another portrait photo the same size without headdress, and two wallet sized images), a press clipping with details of his death, condolence slip from Buckingham Palace, condolence slip from Canadian Minister of National Defence, Memorial Scroll from the city of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, an image of his original grave marker, transmittal slip for his medals, a silk handkerchief with UK and US flags and a personalized dedication, and a silk Royal Artillery themed embrodiered handkerchief. Brother 2 - Birk's Memorial Bar. Bar is named SGT H.R. LATHAM RCAF DIED IN HIS COUNTRY'S SERVICE 10 OCT 1944. Accompanied by two original portait photos of him in uniform, once with cap in a photo studio folder, the other a larger 8" x 11" colourized photo in civilian clothes, condolence slip from Buckingham Palace, condolence slip from Canadian Minister of National Defence, and a RCAF Bible inscribed to him. L.7 Sgt Percy Franklin Latham joined the Canadian Active Service Force in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan on 4 September 1939. He was 19 years old, and had been serving in the 77th Battery, RCA in Moose Jaw since 1937. He was transferred to 3rd Field Regiment RCA in December 1939 in Aldershot, Nova Scotia, before embarking for overseas service. Arriving in Glasgow, Scotland in mid-December, he was promoted to Bombardier in June 1940. Recerting to the rank of Gunner at his own request in June 1941, he continued training in England, qualifying as an Assistant Surveyor in March 1943, before deploying with his unit to Italy in June. Landing on 10 July 1943, he received a series of promotions, being made an acting Lance Bombardier on landing, and an Acting Bombardier on 20 July, being confirmed in the rank of Bombardier in October, and made an Acting Sergeant in December. He was comfirmed in this rank in March 1944, just a couple of months before he died of wounds received in action in Frosinoni, Italy, during his unit's approach to Rome, on 30 May 1944. Just weeks before, on 12 May, the 3rd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery provided fire support for the fourth and final Allied assault on Monte Cassino. The war diarist recorded that this was “the biggest barrage we or anyone else here has ever taken part in…”. Percy Latham is buried in the Commonwealth War Graves' Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. Latham's younger brother, Horace Roger Latham, joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in Vancouver, British Columbia on 17 August 1943, being assigned service number K.268113. He was 18 years old at the time, with previous service experience in 59 Air Cadet Squadron. After training in Canada, he qualified as an Air Gunner on 12 March 1944, before embarking for England in May, and being appointed to the rank of T/Sergeant. Latham was serving with 1667 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF, based at RAF Sandtoft when he was pronounced missing, presumed dead, on 10 October 1944. He was a member of the crew of Halifax LL-501, which was returning from a night cross-country exercise when the crew mistook a bombing range for an airfield. The aircraft went out of control at a low altitude, hit a river bank at a narrow angle and sank at the mouth of the River Trent, England, where it joins the Humber Estuary. Latham's body was not recovered. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Air Forces Memorial, Surrey, England.

Good VF Condition $1300

One. Member of the Order of the British Empire (GVI), Civil Division, in monogrammed case of issue. On original ribbon. The case contained in what appears to be its original shipping box.

EF Condition $350

One. Efficiency Medal (GVI) with CANADA suspender. Named to SGT. H. WILSON R.C.A.. Un-researched. Loose on original ribbon.

Good VF Condition $200

Three. Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, War Medal 1939-45, and Canadian Forces Decoration (EIIR). CD named to MAJ. A.H. MacKINNON. Alexander Huntley MacKinnon was an engineer with service ranging from COTC in the 1930s to time spent in the Militia in the 1960s. A graduate of St. Francis Xavier University and Nova Scotia Technical College, he served during the Second World War inside Canada with the Signal Communications Branch of the R.C.A.F. on the West Coast. Between 1949 and 1964, MacKinnon was a militia officer with the East Coast Signal Regiment, commanding the latter unit as a Lieutenant Colonel between 31 August 1957 and 22 June 1960, and later serving as a staff officer (G.S.O. (1)) at Eastern Command HQ , 4th Military Group HQ between 1960 and 1964. In civilian life, MacKinnon spent 40 years with Martime Tel and Tels, retiring as Vice President (Planning) in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A hard copy reserach file, which includes his service record as well as an obituary, accompanies his group, which is swing mounted as worn.

Good VF Condition $250

Six. 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal (Canadian issue), Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Overseas bar, War Medal 1939-45, and Memorial Cross (GVI). Memorial Cross named to A.11453 Pte. R.B. LANG. Electronic copy of Lang's service file which accompanies the group indicates that Ronald Bell Lang died of wounds received in action on 22 January 1944, while serving with the 48th Highlanders in Italy. Lang was born in Owen Sound, Ontario in 1913, and he joined the Perth Regiment (MG) at Stratford, Ontario on 26 September 1939, indicating that he was employed as a knitter at the time of his enrollment, and that he had 2 years of previous military service with the "Owen Sound Grey's" back in 1935. Lang was single, listing his mother, who lived in Owen Sound, as his next of kin. served overseas with the Perth Regiment and the 3rd Canadian Infantry Replacement Unit in England from November 1941-October 1943, when he embarked for the Mediterranean Theatre, joining the 48th Highlanders on 9 November 1943. Lang was wounded on 21 January 1944, dying of his wounds the following day. He is buried in the Commmonwealth War Graves Commission's Moro River Canadian War Cemetery, Italy. Lang's medals and the Memorial Cross issued in his memory, which were sent to his mother, are accompanied by his identity disk and a War Service Badge numbered 1252593 (likely not Lang's, but possibly a relatives).

Good VF Condition $1100

Two. Australian War Service Medal and War Medal 1939-45. Named to 146492 L.M. KAY. Lesley Malcolm Kay was born on 3 September 1925 in Sale, Victoria. He enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force at Melbourne, Victoria on 13 January 1944. He was serving at 12 Local Air Supply Unit when he was discharged from active service on 3 April 1946. Group is court-mounted on card with plaque indicating Kay served in the R.A.A.F.

Good VF Condition $150

One. Efficiency Medal with TERRITORIAL suspender. Named to 2058389 GNR. R.J. CANNONS R.A. Unresearched. Loose on clean older ribbon.

Good VF Condition $160

Five. British War Medal 1914-20, Defence Medal (Canadian issue), Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Overseas clasp, War Medal 1939-45, and Memorial Cross (GVI). BWM named to 722137 PTE. H.R. ALLAN. 108-CAN. INF., Second World War medals un-named as issued, and Memorial Cross (GVI) named to M. 26927 Tpr. H.R. ALLAN. Allan was underaged when he joined the CEF during the First World War, and only served in England, receiving the British War Medal with rare naming to the 108th Battalion, which was broken up to provide reinforcements to other battalions at the front. Allan later re-enlisted at the outset of the Second World War, serving in the Calgary Regiment as a Trooper. He was killed on active service in England during training on 7 January 1942, dying of injuries sustained during the roll over of a bren gun carrier. He is buried in the CWGC's Brockwood Military Cemetery in Surrey, England. Details of his death, as well as some photos of him, can be found on VAC's Canadian Virtual War Memorial website. Medals are loose on original ribbons. A tragic group to a soldier of the Calgary Regiment with service in two conflicts.

Good VF Condition $800

One. Memorial Cross (GVI) Named to B.43613 PTE. A.J. PATTERSON. Alvin John Patterson was born in Tecumseh, Ontario on 7 March 1908. He was living in Hamilton when he enrolled in 6th LAA Regt RCA on 24 August 1942. His next of kin was indicated to be his mother, Mary Jane Patterson, who lived at 63 Hess Street North in Hamilton. He left Canada for England on 29 March 1943, arriving 5 April. He served with 3rd LAA Regt RCA from 27 April 1943, and was embarked for France as an artillery reinforcement on 17 July 1944, landing on the 18th. He joined 6 LAA Regt, RCA, and appears to have returned to the UK in October, returning to France as an infantry reinforcement in late December 1944, and joining the South Saskatchewan Regiment on 25 December. Patterson died in an accident, falling from the balcony of his hotel room at a leave centre in Brussels, Belgium on 11 May 1945, and fracturing his skull. A Court of Inquiry determined that his death was accidental. Patterson is buried in Evere Civilian Cemetery, Brussels, Belgium. A tragic Canadian Army casualty of the South Saskatchewan Regiment, who perished shortly after VE Day.

EF Condition $500