Auction Catalogue

17 August 2021

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Lot

№ 407

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17 August 2021

Hammer Price:
£260

Pair: Sergeant W. J. Maitland, 8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 24 April 1915
British War and Victory Medals (207 Sjt. W. J. Maitland. 8-Can. Inf.) good very fine

Pair:
Private F. Bilkey, 31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 9 August 1918
British War and Victory Medals (2621843 Pte. F. Bilkey. 31-Can. Inf.) good very fine

1914-15 Star (21111 Pte. A. H. Adams. 7/Can: Inf:) very fine (5) £120-£160

William John Maitland was born in Inverurie, Scotland, on 23 September 1889, and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force at Valcartier on 23 September 1914. He served with the 8th Battalion (Manitobia Regiment), Canadian Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 24 April 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Frank Bilkey was born in St. Columb, Cornwall, on 24 July 1889, and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force at Calgary on 8 September 1914. He served with the 31st Battalion (Alberta Regiment), Canadian Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 9 August 1918. He is buried in Rosieres Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Anthony Henry Adams was born in Hull, Yorkshire, on 20 June 1876, and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force at Valcartier on 23 September 1914. He served with the 7th Battalion (British Columbia Regiment), Canadian Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 24 April 1915- he was initially (and erroneously) reported as having been taken Prisoner of War on this date. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.