Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Major Phyllis G. Gardner, Canadian Women’s Army Corps

Canadian Volunteer Service Medal; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Forces Decoration, E.II.R., with Additional Award Bar (Maj P. G. Gardner) light contact marks, very fine (3) £100-£140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Norman Gooding Collection.

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Phyllis Gertrude Gardner was born on 27 October 1910 and enlisted at Winnipeg for the Canadian Women’s Army Corps on 14 February 1942. Upon completion of basic training she was posted to ‘L’ No. 46 Company, Brandon, Manitoba, for duty in the stores, and was soon promoted Sergeant in Charge. Selected for officer training, she was appointed to a commission on 2 April 1943 and sent to No. 110 Depot Company as Assistant Quartermaster. Raised Quartermaster on 9 September 1944, Captain on 9 October 1944, and made substantive in September 1945, she later served with the Supplementary Reserve in the Prairie Region from 22 August 1950. Further promoted Major in February 1957, Gardner was awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration under A.O. No. 635, dated 16 February 1959.

Sold with the recipient’s card identity disc; and two photographs of the recipient in military uniform.