Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private D. H. Maxwell, 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (77536 Pte. D. H. Maxwell. 15-Can. Inf.) good very fine

1914-15 Star (108525 Pte R. Sevoir. 3/Can: Mtd: Rif:); together with British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (174314 Cpl. H. W. Kearse. 10-Bn. Can. Inf; 160060 A. L. Sjt. L. Jones. Can. Inf. Wks. Coy.) last with Silver War Badge (C46474); Victory Medal 1914-19 (226514 Pte. J. R. Alder. Can. Cav. Bde.) generally very fine or better (7) £80-£100

Herbert William Kearse was born in Burford Oxfordshire in August 1888, and resided in Brant Street, Burlington, Ontario. He served during the Great War with the 10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry on the Western Front. Lance Corporal Kearse was attached to the 86th Machine Gun Battalion when he was killed in action on 28 April 1917. The CEF Burial Register states: ‘Killed in Action. Was in charge of a Lewis gun crew, and while proceeding to the jumping off position, just prior to an attack on the village of Arleux-en-Gohelle, he was instantly killed by concussion caused by the explosion of an enemy high explosive shell.’

Lance Corporal Kearse is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France and the Burlington Memorial, Ontario.

Leonard Jones was born in Sheffield Yorkshire in April 1890. He resided with his wife at 112 31st Avenue NW, Calgary, Alberta. Jones served during the Great War with the Canadian Infantry Works Company on the Western Front - having served for 5 years with Royal Army Medical Corps (TF) prior to this. He was injured on 29 March 1917 while instructing bomb-throwing. The premature detonation of grenade resulted in his left thumb and fore finger being amputated.

Joseph Richard Alder was born in London, England in October 1881. He served during the Great War with the Canadian Light Horse on the Western Front. Trooper Alder died of illness on 6 May 1918, and is buried in Auxi-Le-Chateau Churchyard, Pas de Calais, France.