Description: For sale is a set of medals comprising British War and Victory Medals named 908105 L CPL B.W. COWAN. 102-CAN INF. They come with copies of service record extracts.Lance Corporal Bruce William Cowan was born in Newcastle, Ontario, Canada in 1894. A farmer by trade he enlisted on the 15/5/1916 in Regina into the 195th Battalion. After initial training in Canada, he was sent to England, landing on 11/11/1916 was transferred to the 32nd Battalion three days later. He landed in France on 30/11/1916 and was promptly transferred to the 102nd Battalion the next day. He was serving with the 102nd at Vimy Ridge when he received a gunshot wound to his chest on 9/4/1917during the successful attack. He was evacuated to England and after spending some 52 days in hospital was returned to France rejoining his unit in August 1917. He was promoted to Lance Corporal in September 1918 and survived the war to return to Canada for discharge on 14/3/1919. Please view my other collector's items for sale. Overseas buyers, if you want to buy these and pay direct, this will mean you won't be paying import duty. Get in touch. I can combine postage, please just message me before payment and I can invoice you direct. If you are still bidding on items, let me know and we can discuss a later date for payment. If you have a problem with the transaction at any stage, please contact me, nothing I can do about a problem if you don't let me know first.
Price: 295 AUD
Location: Morley, WA
End Time: 2024-12-07T00:57:42.000Z
Shipping Cost: 34.05 AUD
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Restocking fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Campaign: World War I
Product Type: Medals
Era: 1910s
Country: Canada
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Militaria
