Pair: Sergeant J. Rhoden, Canadian Army Medical Corps

British War Medal 1914-20 (534258 A. Cpl. J. Rhoden, C.A.M.C.), together with his Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R., the reverse officially inscribed, ‘534258 Sgt. J. Rhoden’, this last renamed, good very fine (2) £50-70

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Awards to the Canadian Forces.

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John Rhoden was born in St. Helens, Lancashire. Enlisting in No. 10 Draft, C.A.M.C., at Saskatoon in March 1916, he was embarked for England that August, where he served for the remainder of the War. Latterly suffering from nephritis and chronic bronchitis he was invalided to Canada and discharged due to sickness in July 1919. He died at Saskatoon in January 1926; sold with copied obituary and service papers.