Auction Catalogue

12 October 2022

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12 October 2022

Hammer Price:
£440

Pair: Private N. McSween, 67th (Pioneer) Battalion, Canadian Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (102338 Pte. N. McSween. 67-Can. Inf.) with identity disc, good very fine

Pair: Lance Corporal A. A. Butterworth, 72nd Battalion (Seaforth Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (1015363 L. Cpl. A. A. Butterworth. 72-Can. Inf.) suspension slack on first, otherwise good very fine

Pair: Sergeant G. S. Powell, 11th (Service) Battalion, The Queen’s Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 16 October 1916
British War and Victory Medals (G-10968 Sjt. G. S. Powell. The Queen’s R.) good very fine (6) £80-£120

Neil McSween was born on the Isle of Skye, Scotland in September 1884. He served during the Great War with the 67th (Pioneer) Battalion, Canadian Engineers on the Western Front.

Arthur Arnold Butterworth was born in Manchester, England in May 1890. He served with the Royal North West Mounted Police in Whitehorse, Canada for three years prior to the Great War. Butterworth served with the 72nd Battalion (Seaforth Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front, and was wounded in action, 21 July 1918.

George Sydney Powell was born in British Columbia, Canada. He served during the Great War with the 11th (Service) Battalion (Lambeth), The Queen’s Regiment on the Western Front. Sergeant Powell was killed in action on the Western Front, 16 October 1916, and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.