Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Lieutenant T. West, Royal Highlanders of Canada, who was killed in action on 29 September 1918

British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.), and related Memorial Plaque (Thomas West), extremely fine, together with two pairs of cuff-links, a ring and a silver identity bracelet, the last with engraved inscription, ‘Lieut. T. West, 42nd Battn. Royal Highlanders of Canada, B.’ (7) £250-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to Great War Casualties formed by Tim Parsons.

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Thomas West, who was born at Stalybridge, Cheshire in August 1888, and who attended Manchester University, emigrated to Canada pre-war where he was employed as a chemist in Montreal.

Enlisting in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in November 1916, direct from the Militia, he joined the 42nd Battalion, the Royal Highlanders of Canada in France in October 1917, and was killed in action on 29 September 1918.

West was interred in the Ontario Cemetery at Sains-les-Marquion.

Sold with two studio-quality portrait photographs; a copy of Stalybridge War Memorial’s unveiling programme; and relevant booklet from the War Graves directory (France, 481-484).

Also includes Canadian Memorial Cross