Canada. A Memorial Cross, To Acting Company Quartermaster Sergeant Graves, 4Th Canadian Pioneer Battalion Auction wrapped in a thin dark

wrapped in a thin dark blue leather

scattered paint wear on the arms

measuring 34 mm

On December 15

east of Pretoria

Canada. A Memorial Cross, To Acting Company Quartermaster Sergeant Graves, 4Th Canadian Pioneer Battalion Auction wrapped in a thin darkCanada; George V (180404 A C. O. M. S. H. S. GRAVES). The "O." engraved instead of a "Q." in the rank designation. Sterling silver, marked "STERLING" and hallmarked "R" on the reverse, without ribbon, contact marks, very fine. Footnote: Howard Stephen Graves was born on January 15, 1884 in Belfast, Ireland. At the age of 22, he had incurred a bout of Pneumonia in 1906. Graves was a resident of the Lotus Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia and signed