WW1 29th CEF Vancouver KIA Trio Victory Medal War Medal Silver 1914 1915 Star
Item History & Price
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Up for auction is an original WW1 29th C.E.F. (Vancouver) KIA Killed in Action medal group to James Allan Gould, in excellent condition. All medals are in good original condition, with original wo...rn ribbons. The 1914/1915 star has a nice aged patina, with sharp detailing on the front. Reverse is correctly impressed: "76022 PTE W GOULD, 29/CAN:INF:". His Victory Medal and War medal are also in good condition with beautiful aged patinas, correctly impressed on rim: "76022 CPL.W.GOULD. 29-CAN.INF".
Interestingly, this group comes with an additional Silver War Medal (also in great condition)- impressed to "47691 CLP. W.N. GOULD. R.A."- This British Medal was likely given to his brother who served in the Royal Artillery, and kept together by the family. James Allan Gould mentions his brother in his Attestation papers, where he enlisted in the 29th Battalion in Vancouver on November 13th 1914. Tragically, James Allan Gould was Killed in Action September 15th 1916, at age 22 (information can be found on page 285 of the C.E.F. Roll of Honor book)
These would be an interesting research project on a WW1 Canadian soldier, and would go well in any WW1 medal collection. Please see my other auction for a 29th C.E.F. KIA Military Medal grouping.
Some History on the 29th C.E.F. (Vancouver)
The 29th Battalion (Vancouver), CEF was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. Known as "Tobin's Tigers", the battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 20 May 1915. It disembarked in France on 17 September 1915, where it fought as part of the 6th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920.
The distinguishing patch of the 29th Battalion (Vancouver), CEF.
The 29th Battalion recruited in Vancouver and New Westminster, British Columbia and was mobilized at Vancouver.
The 29th Battalion had eight Commanding Officers:
Lt.-Col. H.S. Tobin, 20 May 1915 – 20 July 1916
Lt.-Col. J.S. Tait, 20 August 1916 – 10 September 1916
Lt.-Col. J.M. Ross, 10 September 1916 – 16 December 1916
Lt.-Col. J.S. Tait, 16 December 1916 – 22 January 1917
Lt.-Col. J.M. Ross, DSO, 22 January 1917 – 23 July 1917
Lt.-Col. W.S. Latta, DSO, 23 July 1917 – 16 August 1918
Maj. L.A. Wilmot, MC, 16 August 1918 – 5 September 1918
Lt.-Col. H.S. Tobin, DSO, 5 September 1918-Demobilization
One member of the 29th Battalion, Company Sergeant-Major (Warrant Officer Class II) Robert Hill Hanna was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on August 21, 1917, at Hill 70 near Lens, France.
The 29th Battalion was awarded the following battle honours:
MOUNT SORREL
SOMME, 1916, '18
Flers-Courcelette
Thiepval
Ancre Heights
ARRAS, 1917, '18
Vimy, 1917
Scarpe, 1917, '18
HILL 70
Ypres 1917
Passchendaele
AMIENS
HINDENBURG LINE
Drocourt-Quéant
Canal du Nord
Cambrai, 1918
PURSUIT TO MONS
FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915–18
Raised by Lieutenant-Colonel Tobin on 24 October 1914 in Vancouver, British Columbia, the 29th derived its manpower from the Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles and the Irish Fusiliers of Canada. The SS Missanabie transported the battalion to England in May 1915. Subordinated to the 6th Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division, the 29th consisted of 37 officers and 1, 104 other ranks.
The 29 Battalion's lineage was perpetuated by the 2nd Battalion, British Columbia Regiment – constituted in 1920.Subsequent amalgamation in 1936 absorbed the 29th's history into that of the Irish Fusiliers of Canada (The Vancouver Regiment), which was placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle in 1965. On 13 June 2002, The Irish Fusiliers of Canada (The Vancouver Regiment) was amalgamated with The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own).
The 29th Battalion is currently perpetuated by The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own).
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