Canada. A British War Medal, Private Sweeney, 2Nd Battalion Cmr, Wounded At Passchendaele GTRexclude 1939-1945 Star and Africa Star

1939-1945 Star and Africa Star

in generally extremely fine condition and very attractive medal bar

measuring 421 mm with the scabbard on

vertical pinback with functional hinge and catch

measuring 62 mm x 19 mm

Canada. A British War Medal, Private Sweeney, 2Nd Battalion Cmr, Wounded At Passchendaele GTRexclude 1939-1945 Star and Africa Star(706606 PTE. W. H. SWEENEY. 2 C. M. R.). Naming is officially impressed. Edge nicks, contact marks, replacement ribbon, very fine. Footnote: William Henry Sweeney was born on September 8, 1897 in Warrington, England, the son of Henry Sweeney and Clara Sweeney, later of Esquimalt, British Columbia. He was a resident of Victoria (Esquimalt), British Columbia when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (706606) with the 103rd Infantry Battalion, on