Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The British War Medal awarded to Lance Corporal W. J. Lowe, 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles, who was awarded the M.M. for his gallantry on the Somme in 1916, and at Vimy Ridge, 9 April 1917

British War Medal 1914-20 (423307 L. Cpl. W. J. Lowe. 2-C.M.R.) good very fine £60-£80

M.M. London Gazette 18 May 1917:

‘This man showed great courage during the advance on the 9th April [Vimy Ridge], at one time rescuing a comrade who had been wounded by Germans in a dug-out and afterwards going in and compelling the Germans to surrender. He has done many months good service at the front including the Somme and has received no previous reward.’

William John Lowe was born in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland in June 1896. He served during the Great War with the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles on the Western Front.