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9 November 2022

Hammer Price:
£260

Pair: Private E. S. Blachford, Canadian Light Horse, Canadian Cavalry, who died on the Western Front, 29 July 1917

British War and Victory Medals (115705 Pte. E. S. Blachford. Can. Cav. Bde.) with named card box of issue; Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (115705 Pte E. S. Blachford) in case of issue with enclosure, nearly extremely fine (3) £100-£140

Ernest Sydney Blachford was born in February 1886, and was the son of Mr and Mrs A. Blachford of Rushington Lane, Totton, Southampton, England. He served during the Great War with the Canadian Light Horse on the Western Front. Private Blachford died on the Western Front, 29 July 1917, and is buried in the Villers Station Cemetery, France.