Auction Catalogue

19 April 2023

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№ 264 x

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19 April 2023

Hammer Price:
£190

Pair: Private F. Goyer, 29th Battalion (Vancouver), Canadian Infantry, who was listed as missing presumed killed in action at the St. Eloi Craters, 6 April 1916

British War and Victory Medals (430973 Pte. F. Goyer. 29-Can. Inf.); Memorial Plaque (Frank Goyer) good very fine (3) £80-£100

Frank Goyer was born in Wolverton, Buckinghamshire in April 1880. His sister, as next of kin, is listed as residing in sister, 270 Aurora Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. Goyer served with the East Yorkshire Regiment for 7 years prior to joining the 102nd Rocky Mountain Rangers. He served during the Great War with the 29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry on the Western Front, and was listed as missing presume killed in action at the St. Eloi Craters, 6 April 1916. Private Goyer is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.