A Fine Collection of Awards to the Canadian Forces

Six: Private J. F. Ashford, Royal Canadian Regiment, late Yorkshire Light Infantry, who was wounded in March 1917

India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (5038 Pte. J. F. Ashford, 2d Bn. K.O. York. Lt. Infy.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Transvaal, Wittebergen (5038 Pte. J. F. Ashford, 2 Yorks. Lt. Inft.); King’s South Africa, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5038 Pte. T. Ashford, York. L.I.), note erroneous initial; 1914-15 Star (477020 Pte. J. F. Ashford, R. Can. R.); British War and Victory Medals (477020 Pte. J. F. Ashford, R.C.R.), the earlier awards with contact marks and polished, thus good fine, the Great War awards very fine or better (6) £400-500

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

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James Frederick Ashford was born in London, England, on 13 December 1880. A Plumber by trade, he enlisted in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in August 1915, stating that he had previously served in the Yorkshire Light Infantry - including active service in the 2nd Battalion in India and South Africa, as per the above described Medals & clasps.

Posted to the Royal Canadian Regiment, he was embarked for France in November 1915, where he was wounded in the face on 29 March 1917, and evacuated to England. Returning to his unit in the Field at the end of the same year, he was transferred to the Canadian Labour Pool in the summer of 1918, and was discharged in England in September 1919; sold with copied service record.