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14 September 2022

Hammer Price:
£150

Pair: Private E. D. Emery, 54th Battalion (Kootenay), Canadian Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (3108935 Pte. E. D. Emery. 54-Can. Inf.) with regimental cap badge, collar title, shoulder title and uniform buttons - the latter with verdigris, medals mounted for wear, good very fine

Memorial Plaque (George Keith Bonewell) very fine (3) £60-£80

Ernest Duncan Emery was born in Powassan, Ontario, Canada in April 1897. He served during the Great War with the 54th Battalion (Kootenay), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front.

George Keith Bonewell was born in Chapleau, Ontario, Canada in September 1892. He served during the Great War with the 52nd Battalion (New Ontario), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front. Bonewell suffered a gun shot wound to his left thigh, 27 October 1917, and was admitted to No. 8 Field Ambulance. He was transferred to No. 1 Southern General Hospital to undergo surgery to remove the shrapnel in November 1917, and he developed pneumonia and died, 4 December 1917. Private Bonewell is buried in Lodge Hill Cemetery, Birmingham.