Auction Catalogue

12 May 2015

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Lot

№ 423 x

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12 May 2015

Hammer Price:
£900

A fine Great War Vimy Ridge M.M. group of six awarded to Private C. L. Weaver, 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles

Military Medal, G.V.R. (117612 Pte. C. L. Weaver, 2/Can: Mtd: Rif:); British War and Victory Medals (117612 Pte. C. L. Weaver, 2-C.M.R.); Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, silver, with Overseas clasp; War Medal, Canadian issue in silver, mounted for display, extremely fine (6) £600-800

M.M. London Gazette 9 July 1917. The original recommendation states:

‘During the assault of the 9th April on VIMY RIDGE, this Stretcher Bearer followed his Company over the top and immediately commenced dressing the wounded and dragging them to shelter despite the heavy shell fire, carrying on continuously until he reached his Company’s objective “SWISCHEN STELLUNG”: there he carried on with his work almost unceasingly, until the Battalion was relieved, at times going out under shell fire to dress and bring in wounded. This man has made a splendid record as a Stretcher Bearer during the past year, especially at the Somme and has received no previous reward.’