A Fine Collection of Awards to the Canadian Forces

A Great War M.M. attributed to Private T. K. De Morest, Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade, who was severely wounded in action during the final advance in Picardy in November 1918

Military Medal, G.V.R. (4....3 Pte. T. K. D......t, 1/Can. M.M.G. Bde.), erasure of most of service number and surname, rank and initials faint, unit untouched, otherwise good very fine £120-160

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Awards to the Canadian Forces.

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M.M. London Gazette 3 July 1919.

Thomas Karl De Morest was born in Ontario on 27 May 1895. An Engineer by occupation, he enlisted into the 37th (Northern Ontario) Battalion at Niagara Camp on 24 June 1915. 409563 Private De Morest arrived in England in December 1915 and entered France with the 18th Machine Gun Company in March 1918. Transferred to the 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade in June, he was severely wounded on 4 November 1918 during the final advance in Picardy. His wound resulted in the amputation of his right leg and he was invalided to Canada, where was discharged as medically unfit in June 1919; sold with copied service papers.