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15 March 2023

Hammer Price:
£280

Pair: Private G. B. Alexander, 1st Canadian Infantry, who died of wounds on 22 June 1915
1914-15 Star (18613 Pte. P. [sic] B. Alexander. 1/Can: Inf.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (18613 Pte. G. B. Alexander. 1-Can. Inf.) very fine

Pair: Private A. Buchanan, 3rd Canadian Infantry
1914-15 Star (18319 Pte. A. Buchanan. 3/Can. Inf:); British War Medal 1914-20 (19319 Pte. A. Buchanan 3-Can. Inf.) very fine

Pair: Private J. A. Kidd, 5th Canadian Infantry
1914-15 Star (424168 Pte. J. A. Kidd. 5/Can: Inf:); Victory Medal 1914-19 (424168 Pte. J. A. Kidd. 5-Can. Inf.) very fine

Pair: Private W. J. Hodson, 19th Canadian Infantry, who was killed in action on 5 June 1916
1914-15 Star (55859 Pte. W. J. Hodson. 19/Can: Inf:); Victory Medal 1914-19 (55859 Pte. W. J. Hodson. 19-Can. Inf.) very fine

Pair: Private E. Robitaille, Canadian Army Medical Corps
1914-15 Star (32899 Pte. E. Robitaille. Can: A.M.C.); British War Medal 1914-20 (32899 Pte. E. Robitaille. C.A.M.C.) some polishing, otherwise good very fine (10) £120-£160

George Bertram Alexander was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 9 September 1872. He attested for service during the Great War on 23 September 1914, declaring previous military service with the Cape Mounted Rifles from 1886-89. He served on the Western Front with the 1st Canadian Infantry from 26 April 1915 and died of wounds on 22 June 1915. He is buried in St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France.

William James Hodson was born in Bolton, Lancashire. A Boer War veteran who served previously with the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, he attested in Toronto, for the 19th Canadian Infantry, on 11 November 1914, for service during the Great War. He served on the Western Front from 14 September 1915 and was killed in action on 14 June 1916 in the trenches at The Bluff, Ypres. He is buried in Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Belgium.

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