Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (464501 L-Cpl. E. C. Hoskins) good very fine £70-£90

Ernest Charles Hoskins was born in Vancouver, Canada in January 1894. He served during the Great War with the 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front, and was:

‘Killed in Action. He went “over the top” on the night of May 5th 1917, in charge of a section, and after making a successful attack on an enemy position, West of La Coulotte, remained to consolidate it. About noon on the next day, whilst aiding in repelling a counter attack, he was struck by an enemy sniper’s bullet, and instantly killed. Owing to the nature of the operation proceeding, his body could not be brought away for burial.’ (Papers refer).

Lance Corporal Hoskins is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.