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21 June 2023

Hammer Price:
£140

Victory Medal 1914-19 (Lieut. E. H. Burr.); Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (F. L. D. H. Burr J10294) last in case of issue, generally good very fine (2) £100-£140

Everett Henry Burr enlisted as 490770 in the CEF and was discharged for an Imperial Commission. He served with the 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment, and was taken prisoner of war on or about 24 April 1918.


Douglas Harold Burr was the son of Frederick and Mary V. Burr, of Vancouver; and husband of Euphemia Marquis Burr, of Kelowna. He served as a Flight Lieutenant with the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War, and died on active service, 17 June 1944. Flight Lieutenant Burr is buried in Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery, British Columbia.