Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Victory Medal 1914-19 (Lieut. R. Shannon.) edge nicks, good very fine £40-£50

Robert Shannon served with the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regiment) during the Great War on the Western Front, and was twice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 28 May 1918 and 31 December 1918). He was killed in action on during the attack on Orange Hill on 26 August 1918, and is buried in Orange Hill Cemetery, Feuchy, France.

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