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18 January 2023

Hammer Price:
£160

Pair: Private A. Schoyen, 8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 15 August 1917
British War and Victory Medals (829692 Pte. A. Schoyen. 8-Can. Inf.) nearly extremely fine

Pair: Private J. D. Paterson, 43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 15 August 1918
British War and Victory Medals (693332 Pte. J. D. Paterson. 43-Can. Inf.) nearly extremely fine (4) £60-£80

August Schoyen was born in Loiten, Norway and enlisted at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada for service during the Great War on 8 December 1915. He served with the 8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry on the Western Front from 16 February 1917, and was killed in action on 15 August 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the 8th Canadian Cemetery Memorial, Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France.

John Donald Paterson from Loughleed, Alberta, Canada, attested for service during the Great War and served with the 43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry on the Western Front from 9 November 1917. He received a shrapnel wound to the head on 14 August 1918 and died of wounds the following day. He is buried in St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France.