Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (733622 Pte. G. A. Doucette) in case of issue, good very fine £80-£100

George Alphonse Doucette was born at Salmon River, Nova Scotia, on 8 July 1892, and attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force at Meteghan, Nova Scotia, on 14 December 1915. Posted to the 165th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, he died of pneumonia whilst stationed at St. John, New Brunswick, on 19 January 1917, aged 24, and is buried in Salmon River (St Vincent de Paul) Cemetery, Nova Scotia.

Sold with a contemporary photographic and nominal roll of the 165th Battalion C.E.F. titled ‘Un Apercu Historique, et Un Registre Photographique du Battaillon “Acadien” D’Outremer 165ieme F.E.C.’, in which the recipient is listed and photographed; and a small group photograph.