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Auction: 21001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals (conducted behind closed doors)
Lot: 525

Pair: Private J. Weston, Canadian Machine Gun Brigade

British War and Victory Medals (436575 Pte. J. Weston. C.M.G. Bde.), very fine (2)

Joseph Weston, born 30 May 1886 and a Surveyor by trade, attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in January 1915. Described as 28 years old and of 5ft 5in. height, Weston spent several years on active service in France & Flanders, additionally undertaking postings as Officers' Batman to a Captain W.M. Pearce of the 1st Canadian Machine Gun Brigade.

His records indicate, however, that he was not in the best of health - complaints of 'head-aches and moderate General Weakness...dyspnoia on exertion' were investigated by a medical board: given a course of 'Remedial Gymnastics', he returned to duty thereafter but was discharged medically unfit at the conclusion of the war.

Sold with a related Canadian Machine Gun Brigade cap badge and shoulder title.

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Sold for
£120

Starting price
£30