Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (429722 Cpl. J. Wilkinson) very fine £60-£80

John Wilkinson was born in Preston, Lancashire in May 1890. A Cooper by trade, he initially served during the Great War with the 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry. Wilkinson transferred to the 8th Canadian Engineers Battalion, Canadian Engineers, and died of wounds whilst serving with them on the Western Front, 2 September 1918. Corporal Wilkinson is buried in the Terlincthun British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.