Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (77336. Pte E. A. Towgood.) nearly very fine £60-£80

Edward Arthur Towgood was born in Watford, Ontario, Canada in October 1884. He was a miner prior to the war, and served with the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front. Private Towgood was posted as ‘Missing, presumed killed in action’, 20 May 1915, and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France; the Nelson, British Columbia Cenotaph and in the Silverton, British Columbia Memorial Hall.