Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (75976 Sgt. L. Hunter.) in case of issue, very fine £60-£80

Leslie Hunter was born in Ashbourne, Derbyshire in June 1885, and he was the husband of Ethel Hunter of Compton Street, Ashbourne, Derby. Hunter served during the Great War with the 29th Battalion (Vancouver), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front. Sergeant Hunter was killed in action, 30 September 1915, and is buried in Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.