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The Memorial Plaque and Canadian Memorial Cross to Private E. Lake, 47th Battalion,...
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Memorial Plaque (Eugene Lake) in card envelope; Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (219564 Pte. E. Lake) in case of issue, good very fine (2) £80-£100
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Eugene Lake was born in Sidney, Ontario, on 24 June 1896 and attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force at Belleville on 20 September 1915. Posted initially to the 80th Battalion, he embarked from Canada on 16 May 1916, and having arrived in England transferred to the 4th Battalion on 17 July 1916. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 11 August 1916, and was killed in action on 11 November 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, France.
Memorial Plaque (Eugene Lake) in card envelope; Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (219564 Pte. E. Lake) in case of issue, good very fine (2) £80-£100
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Importation Duty
This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK
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Eugene Lake was born in Sidney, Ontario, on 24 June 1896 and attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force at Belleville on 20 September 1915. Posted initially to the 80th Battalion, he embarked from Canada on 16 May 1916, and having arrived in England transferred to the 4th Battalion on 17 July 1916. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 11 August 1916, and was killed in action on 11 November 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, France.
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