Other Commonwealth
Lot 3658 SESSION 8 (2.00PM THURSDAY 30TH JULY) Other Commonwealth
Estimate $220
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $500
PAIR TO KIA: British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19.760623 A.L.Cpl. F.Forrest. 54-Can. Inf. Both medals impressed. Toned, nearly uncirculated.
Frederick John Forrest of Maine Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia, labourer, age 29, born at Uddingston, Scotland, next-of-kin, mother (his father Thomas Forrest was deceased), Mrs Agnes Forrest, Barton St, Mayfield, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; Enl.20Dec1915 at New Westminster, Vancouver, BC, with previous service in Scottish Rifles; to 11 Regt I.F. (Regt No.3139); tfr to 121 Overseas Bn (Regt No.760623) 23Dec1915; to Acting L/Cpl 14Aug1916; to 54Bn (British Columbia Regt) 22Dec1916; KIA 01Mar1917, France; commemorated at the Vimy Memorial, Vimy, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France, also on the Commemorative Roll of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra
With copy of Service File.
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