Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The Victory Medal awarded to Corporal C. A. Garten [M.M.], 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry

Victory Medal 1914-19 (2137343 Cpl. C. A. Garten. 47-Can. Inf.) good very fine £50-£70

M.M. London Gazette 14 May 1919.

Chester Arthur Garten was born in Abilene, Kansas, U.S.A. in June 1880. He served in US Navy from 1903-1907, before residing in Vavenby, British Columbia, Canada. Garten served during the Great War with the 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front. He died in Vancouver in September 1941.