British and World Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (730367 Pte. L. R. Thompson) with full neck ribbon, extremely fine £50-70

Private Lee Russell Thompson, 47th Battalion Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment), was killed in action, 19 August 1917, aged 31 years. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial.

He was the son of Alice Locke Thompson and the late Inglis John Thompson, of 17 Henry Street, Moncton, New Brunswick.

Number is ‘79036’