Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Canadian Memorial Cross awarded in remembrance of Private A. Farmer, Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade, who died of wounds on 3 September 1918

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R., the reverse officially inscribed, ‘276549 Pte. A. Farmer’, in case of issue, together with a pair of his identity discs, two old penknives and a ‘Canada’ cap badge, extremely fine (Lot) £100-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Awards to the Canadian Forces.

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Albert Farmer was born in Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, England, on 2 July 1895. A Farmer by occupation, he enlisted into the 217th Battalion at Palmer in September 1916, but was serving in the 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade when he was wounded on 9 August 1918. Evacuated to England, he died of his wounds on 3 September 1918 and was buried in the Basingstoke (Worting Road) Cemetery. He was the son of George A. and Anne Farmer, of Palmer, Saskatchewan.

Also sold with original Canadian Expeditionary Force Death Certificate, with envelope, and a letter to his mother, dated France, April 1918, together with copied service papers.