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11 October 2023

Hammer Price:
£320

Three: Sergeant R. Edens, 19th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, who died of disease on 7 July 1918

1914-15 Star (55193 Pte. R. Edens. 19/Can. Inf.); British War and Victory Medals (55193 Sjt. R. Edens. 19-Can. Inf.); Memorial Plaque (Ralph Edens); Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (55193 Sgt. R. Edens); Memorial Scroll, ‘Serjt. Ralph Edens, Canadian Infantry Bn.’, nearly extremely fine (6) £300-£400

Ralph Edens attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force and served with the 19th Battalion Canadian Infantry, during the Great War on the Western Front. He died of disease on 7 July 1918, aged 25 years, and is buried in Watford Cemetery, Hertfordshire.