Auction Catalogue

19 April 2023

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№ 472 x

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19 April 2023

Hammer Price:
£170

The British War Medal awarded to Private P. Roy, Canadian Forestry Corps, who died as a result of a train accident, 26 March 1918

British War Medal 1914-20 (666083 Pte. P. Roy. C.F.C.) edge bruise; Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (666083 Pte. P. Roy.) generally good very fine (2) £80-£100

Philicien Roy was born in St. Antoine, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada in June 1896. He served during the Great War with the Canadian Forestry Corps on the Western Front, and died as a result of a train accident, 26 March 1918. Private Roy is buried in Champagnole Communal Cemetery, Jura, France.