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17 March 2021

Hammer Price:
£260

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Pair:
Lieutenant-Colonel G. B. Klock, Canadian Forestry Corps, who was Mentioned in Despatches
British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Col. G. B. Klock.) good very fine

Pair:
Lieutenant J. C. Klock, Canadian Forestry Corps
British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. J. C. Klock.) very fine (4) £80-£120

George Bolton Klock, a prominent Lumber official from Aylmer, was commissioned temporary Captain in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force on 14 September 1916, and proceeded overseas with the 242nd Canadian Forestry Battalion, Canadian Infantry on 20 November 1916, later transferring to the Canadian Forestry Corps. Advanced Major on 1 June 1917, and Lieutenant-Colonel on 1 November 1917, for his services during the Great War he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 11 July 1919).

James Compton Klock was born in Montreal on 16 November 1896, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force on 14 September 1916, having previously served in the 7th Hussars of Canada Active Militia, and served with the 242nd Canadian Forestry Battalion, Canadian Infantry, during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 July 1917, later transferring to the Canadian Forestry Corps. He was discharged on 15 August 1919.

Sold with a large quantity of copied research, including a photographic image of G. B. Klock.