Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private J. Sedgwick, Canadian Mounted Rifles, killed in action, 30 October 1917
British War and Victory Medals (115042 Pte. J. Sedgwick. 2-C.M.R.) extremely fine

Pair: Private A. H. G. Freestone, Canadian Mounted Rifles, died of wounds received at the Battle of Vimy Ridge, 11 April 1917
British War and Victory Medals (669145 Pte. A. H. G. Freestone. 5-C.M.R.) about extremely fine

Pair: Sapper G. Seager, Canadian Railway Troop, Canadian Expeditionary Force
British War and Victory Medals (785011 Spr. G. Seager. C.R.T.) very fine

Pair: Private A. W. Amirault, Canadian Forestry Corps, Canadian Expeditionary Force
British War and Victory Medals (666536 Pte. A. W. Amirault. C.F.C.) very fine (8) £120-160

John Sedgwick served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles, Canadian Expeditionary Force, and was killed in action on the Western Front on 30 October 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Arthur Herbert George Freestone served during the Great War with the 5th Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles, Canadian Expeditionary Force, on the Western Front and died from shrapnel wounds to the back received during the Battle of Vimy Ridge at No. 22 Casualty Clearing Station on 11 April 1917. He is buried in Bruay Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Sold together with official Adjutant General’s Office Certificate of Death; letter of Condolence from the recipient’s former employer, the Robert Simpson Company Ltd, Toronto, dated 10 May 1917; and a ‘Maple Leaf for Ever’ embroidered postcard from the recipient to his wife.

George Seager joined the 129th Overseas Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force at Bartonville, Ontario, on 29 January 1916.

Alcide William Amirault joined the 165th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force at West Pubnico, Nova Scotia, on 8 April 1916.