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11 September 2024

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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№ 753

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11 September 2024

Hammer Price:
£240

The Great War Memorial Plaque to Private Percival McEdis, 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles, who was killed in action at Mount Sorrel on 2 June 1916

Memorial Plaque (Percival McEdis) in card envelope of issue; Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (113429 Pte. P. McEdis.) in case of issue, case rather scuffed with weak hinges, otherwise extremely fine (2) £160-£200

Percival McEdis enlisted into the 8th C.M.R. in January 1915, but served in France with the 4th C.M.R., until killed in action at the battle of Mount Sorrel on 2 June 1916. He is buried in Poelcappelle British Cemetery.

Sold with some copied research.