Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (40923 Gnr. E. Buck) in Roden Bros. Ltd., Toronto, case of issue, nearly extremely fine £60-£80

Edgar Buck was born in Ontario on 15 April 1874. He attested for the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier on 21 September 1914 and served as a shoeing smith on the Western Front with the 4th Battery, 1st Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery. The recipient’s service record notes that he suffered a kick from a horse in August 1917 in consequence of the animals panicking due to heavy shellfire near his Battery position. He also struggled throughout the campaign with stomach pains and illness. Discharged medically unfit for service on 30 October 1918, he died on 28 August 1926 of factors likely associated with the war.