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Five: Company Sergeant Major J. Tennant, 7th Battalion (1st British Columbia), Canadian Infa...
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Five: Company Sergeant Major J. Tennant, 7th Battalion (1st British Columbia), Canadian Infantry, late Coldstream Guards, who was wounded and taken prisoner of war at St. Julien, 24 April 1915. He died of his wounds whilst in captivity 4 days later Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Belfast (1704 Pte J. Tennant. C. Gds.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (1704 Pte J. Tennant. C. Gds.) top lugs removed; 1914-15 Star (23345 Col: Sjt J. Tennant. 7/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (23345 C. S. Mjr. J. Tennant. 7-Can. Inf.) VM renamed, remnants of adhesive, generally good very fine (5) £260-£300 --- Joseph Tennant was born in Kelloe, Durham, England in September 1880. He served with the Coldstream Guards for 12 years prior to emigrating to Canada, where he resided in Nelson, British Columbia. Tennant served during the Great War with the 7th Battalion (1st British Columbia), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front. Company Sergeant Major Tennant was wounded in the chest and back at St. Julien, where he was also taken prisoner of war, 24 April 1915. He died of his wounds whilst as a prisoner of war, 28 April 1915, and is buried in the Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium. Company Sergeant Major Tennant is also commemorated on the Nelson Cenotaph, British Columbia. Sold with copied research.
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Five: Company Sergeant Major J. Tennant, 7th Battalion (1st British Columbia), Canadian Infantry, late Coldstream Guards, who was wounded and taken prisoner of war at St. Julien, 24 April 1915. He died of his wounds whilst in captivity 4 days later Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Belfast (1704 Pte J. Tennant. C. Gds.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (1704 Pte J. Tennant. C. Gds.) top lugs removed; 1914-15 Star (23345 Col: Sjt J. Tennant. 7/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (23345 C. S. Mjr. J. Tennant. 7-Can. Inf.) VM renamed, remnants of adhesive, generally good very fine (5) £260-£300 --- Joseph Tennant was born in Kelloe, Durham, England in September 1880. He served with the Coldstream Guards for 12 years prior to emigrating to Canada, where he resided in Nelson, British Columbia. Tennant served during the Great War with the 7th Battalion (1st British Columbia), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front. Company Sergeant Major Tennant was wounded in the chest and back at St. Julien, where he was also taken prisoner of war, 24 April 1915. He died of his wounds whilst as a prisoner of war, 28 April 1915, and is buried in the Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium. Company Sergeant Major Tennant is also commemorated on the Nelson Cenotaph, British Columbia. Sold with copied research.
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