British and World Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Canada, Order of Canada, Lady Officer’s (O.C.) shoulder badge, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially numbered, ‘506’, hallmarks for Birmingham 1977, mounted ‘bow and tails’, in Garrard, London case of issue, extremely fine, scarce £1200-1500

Together with original bilingual bestowal document to Antoinette Giroux, dated 24 May 1978.

Antoinette Giroux was born in Saint-Henri, Montreal, on 27 September 1903. An Actress and sister to actress Germaine Giroux, she had a notable career in the theatre, radio and television, taking part in the long running radio soap opera Golden Youth and television soap Pine Street. Created an Officer of the Order of Canada in May 1978 for services to Canadian-French entertainment, she died soon after in Longueuil, Quebec, on 8 July 1978.

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