Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private J. Richards, 78th Canadian Infantry, killed in action, 23 October 1918

British War and Victory Medals (2380859 Pte., 78-Can. Inf.) extremely fine (2) £90-120

John Richards was born in Devonshire, England on 17 March 1887. A Farmer by occupation, he enlisted with the 10th Depot Battalion at Winnipeg on 5 March 1918. He arrived in England aboard the S.S. Teiresias on 24 May 1918 and was taken on to the strength of the 18th Reserve Battalion. He was transferred to the 78th Battalion on 26 September 1918 and was killed in action on 23 October 1918. He was buried in the Denain Communal Cemetery, Nord, France.

With a quantity of copied service papers.