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18 January 2023

Hammer Price:
£160

Pair: Private A. F. Hawke, 38th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (410504 Pte. A. F. Hawke. 38-Can. Inf.) nearly very fine

Pair: Private J. W. Rathwell, 38th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, who died of wounds on 21 August 1918
British War and Victory Medals (640029 Pte. J. W. Rathwell. 38-Can. Inf.) nearly very fine

Pair: Private W. Papillon, 43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (2381452 Pte. W. Papillon. 43-Can. Inf.) mounted for wear, contact marks, very fine

Pair: Private A. Honsberger, 50th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (811252 Pte. A. Honsberger. 50-Can. Inf.) nearly extremely fine (8) £120-£160

John Wesley Rathwell, from Frankville, Ontario, Canada, was born on 17 August 1898. He attested for 156th Overseas Battalion, Canadian Infantry for service during the Great War on 29 March 1916, and served on the Western Front with the 38th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, from 19 January 1918. He received a gun shot wound to his thigh on 11 August 1918, and died of his wounds on 21 August 1918. He is buried in Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, France.

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