Lot Archive

Lot

№ 411

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8 July 2010

Hammer Price:
£190

British War Medal 1914-20 (4) (463145 Pte. T. Nyhan, 29-Can. Inf; 724604 Pte. J. Laidlaw, 38-Can. Inf.; 859581 Pte. J. Kiloh, 44-Can. Inf.; 425310 Pte. P. S. Sharpe, 45-Can. Inf.) very fine (4) £100-140

Private Thomas Nyhan, 29th Battalion Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment), was killed in action on 5 November 1917. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.

Private James Laidlaw, 38th Battalion Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment), was killed in action on 9 April 1917. He was buried in the Canadian Cemetery No.2, Neuville-St. Vaast, Pas de Calais, France.

Private John Kiloh, 44th Battalion Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment), was killed in action on 9 May 1917. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial.

Private Percy Stanley Sharpe, 45th Battalion Canadian Infantry, died of disease in England on 14 April 1916. He was buried in the Shorncliffe Military Cemetery, Kent.