Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Chaplain and Honorary Captain the Reverend S. C. Deacon, Canadian Chaplain Services

British War and Victory Medals (Hon. Capt. S. C. Deacon.) good very fine (2) £70-£90

The Reverend Sidney Coles Deacon was appointed Catechist in the Diocese of Saskatchewan in 1907, and was ordained Deacon in the Anglican Church in Canada by the Bishop of Saskatchewan in 1910, and Priest in 1912. He joined the Overseas Military Forces of Canada in London and was appointed temporary Chaplain and Honorary Captain, Canadian Chaplain Services, on 28 March 1918. Released from the Army in Regina, Saskatchewan, on 22 June 1919, he was killed in a car crash in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, on 27 July 1952.