Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (77681 L/Sgt. J. McNeil) with Maple Leaf bar suspension, in case of issue, good very fine £50-£70

John Henry McNeill was born in Hull, Yorkshire in December 1875. He emigrated to Canada, and resided in Victoria, British Columbia. McNeill served during the Great War with the 15th Battalion, Canadian Infantry on the Western Front. He suffered a gun shot wound to the left shoulder during the Battle of Amiens, 8 August 1918 (entitled to Silver War Badge). Lance Sergeant McNeill died after the war of related injuries/illness, 5 March 1922, and is buried in the Vernon (Pleasant Valley) Cemetery, British Columbia, Canada - his memorial cross being a somewhat later claim.

Sold with copied service papers.