Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private S. P. Hulme, Canadian Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (237444 Pte. S. P. Hulme. 21-Can. Inf.) good very fine

Pair: Private R. C. Cottrell, Canadian Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (437957 Pte. R. C. Cottrell. 2-Can. Inf.) good very fine

British War Medal 1914-20 (5) (67241. Sjt. A. Duncan. 25-Can. Inf.; 123604. Pte. J. Denham. 18–Can. Inf.; 10604. Pte. G. Flynn. 4-Can. Inf.; 736696 Cpl F. Coward. 43-Can. Inf.; 3322. L-Sjt. C. S. Mills. 12 Bn. A.I.F.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (51328 Pte. H. Calland. N.Z.E.F.) very fine or better (10) £140-180

Samuel Philip Hulme was born in Lancashire, England in 1887 and emigrated to Canada in late November 1910, where he worked as a conductor on the Toronto Street Railway. In April 1916 he attested with the 204th Canadian Infantry Battalion, transferring to the 21st Canadian Infantry Battalion in March 1918 and embarking for France later that month. On 28 August 1918, Hulme was killed in action during the battalion’s advance on the Sensee River near Vis-en-Artois, France. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, France.
Sold with a copied newspaper article including a photograph of the recipient.

Richard Charles Cottrell was born in Norfolk in 1892 and later relocated to Canada. In November 1915, he enlisted into the 2 Battalion (Eastern Ontario Regiment), Canadian Expeditionary Force, serving in France with the battalion from June 1916. Shortly before the Battle of Flers–Courcelette, he was killed in action on 9 September 1916, when his battalion was charged with capturing a 50-yard-long salient between the Canadian position at Mouquet Farm and Courcelette to the north. It was during his battalion’s attack, another member of the battalion, Leo Clarke, was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions. Cottrell has no known grave and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, France.

Alexander Duncan was born in Liverpool, England in 1883 and enlisted into the 25th Battalion Canadian Infantry in November 1914. He landed in France on 15 September 1915 and was invalided back to the U.K. in February 1916, due to sickness. He returned to Canada in July 1917 and died of pneumonia on 23 March 1918 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is buried in Fort Massey Cemetery, Canada.

Joseph Denham was born in Oldham in 1882 and enlisted into the 18th Battalion Canadian Infantry on 22 September 1915 and served on the Western Front in 1916. He was killed in action on 15 September 1916 during an attack on Lens. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, France.

Frank Coward was born in Cumberland in 1888 and before relocating to Canada, had served for a year with the King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). He enlisted in March 1916 and served on the Western Front with the 43rd Battalion Canadian Infantry, landing in France on 14 November 1916. He was killed in action on 28 August 1918, and according to the ‘Circumstance of Death’ register he was ‘instantly killed by a machine gun bullet about 100 yards from the “jump off” position during an attack.’ He is buried in Vis-en-Artois British cemetery, France.

Charles Stuart Mills was born at Stoke Newington, London and enlisted into the 12th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force in July 1915, serving overseas from November 1915. He was subsequently attached to the Headquarters, 1st Australian Division and died in England on 16 February 1919. He is buried in Abney Park Cemetery, London, England.

Henry Calland, a carpenter from Auckland, New Zealand, was born in England in 1888. He embarked for England with the 27th Reinforcement Draft of the Canterbury Infantry Regiment and landed in France on Christmas Day 1917. On 26 January 1918, he was posted to the 2nd Battalion Canterbury Regiment. He was invalided back to England in August 1918, returning to New Zealand the following December. He was discharged from the army in March 1919, no longer fit for active service due to illness contracted on active service.