Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

1914-15 Star (2) (440625 Pte. R. E. Mays. 5/Can: Inf:; 53903. Pte. G. Dewse. 18/Can: Inf:); Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (463991. Pte. B. Thayer. 29-Can. Inf.; 1000457. Pte. W. Dunn. 78-Can. Inf.) first badly fire damaged and pitted, thus fair; the rest nearly very fine (4) £60-£80

Raymond Earl Mays was born in Thief River Falls Minnesota and had prior service with the 52nd Prince Albert Volunteers before joining the 5th Battalion Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment) on 21 December 1914. He died on 26 September 1916 and is buried in the Courcelette British Cemetery, France.

George Edward Dewse was born in York on 22 April 1888 and served for four years in the Manchester Regiment prior to emigrating to Canada. He had also served with the 29th Militia Regiment in Canada for a year before attesting for the 18th Battalion, Canadian Infantry on 26 October 1914.

Private Walter Dunn was born in Rudstone Parva, Driffield, Yorkshire on 20 June 1893 and was working as a farm labourer in Minnedasa, Manitoba when he attested for the Canadian Infantry on 24 January 1916

Private Bert Thayre was born in Crawley, Sussex on 24 July 1888 and was working as a carpenter when he attested for the Canadian Infantry on 14 August 1915. He served with the 78th Battalion Canadian Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action during the battle of the Somme on 26 September 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, France.