Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Sergeant G. S. Powell, Royal West Surrey Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 16 October 1916
British War and Victory Medals (G-10968 Sjt. G. S. Powell. The Queen’s R.) good very fine

Pair: Private N. McSween, 67th (Pioneer) Battalion, Canadian Infantry
British War and Victory Medals (102338 Pte. N. McSween. 67-Can. Inf.) with identity disc, good very fine (4) £60-£80

George Sydney Powell was born in British Columbia, Canada, and attested for the Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment at Lambeth, London. He served with the 11th (Service) Battalion (Lambeth) during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 16 October 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

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Neil McSween was born on the Isle of Skye, Scotland in September 1884. He served during the Great War with the 67th (Pioneer) Battalion, Canadian Engineers on the Western Front.