Medal Pair, F.A. Whitehouse

Name/Title

Medal Pair, F.A. Whitehouse

Entry/Object ID

1998.28.22

Description

An original First World War medal pair, named to Gunner F. A. Whitehouse of the Canadian Garrison Artillery (CGA). Medals include the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal with a Mentioned in Dispatches oak leaf.

Use

The most common service medals issued to Canadians and Commonwealth troops during the First World War.

Context

Gunner Whitehouse served with the 4th Division Ammunition Column in France from December of 1917 until the end of the War. He returned to Canada and was discharged in May of 1919.

Made/Created

Date made

1914 - 1920