Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Memorial Plaque (William Deny Caza) small drill hole at 12 o’clock, very fine £50-£70

William Deny Caza was born in Comber, Ontario, Canada in February 1894. He served during the Great War with the 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front. Private Caza was killed in action on the Western Front, 2 September 1918, CEF Burial Registers gives - ‘Previously reported Missing, now Killed in Action. During an attack on the Drocourt-Queant line, on the morning of September 2nd 1918, he was instantly killed by enemy shell fire. (Attack from Haucourt to vicinity of Dury).’

Private Caza is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. His brother Theodore also served with the Battalion, and was killed in action, 27 September 1918.