A good Great War Final Offensive Military Medal and Canadian Memorial Cross awarded to Private G.R. Barnes, 2nd Battalion (East Ontario Regiment) who saw service in France from July 1917, and would be wounded on 3rd September 1918 suffering a gunshot wound to the face, returning to the frontline he would suffer a second gunshot wound to the face on 16th October 1918, this shattering his jaw, but was found to be dead on arrival at the hospital. He is now buried in Duisans British Cemetery. He would later be awarded the Military Medal in the London Gazette of 11th February 1919.
Pair: Military Medal, GVR bust; (639315 PTE. G.R. BARNES. 2./E. ONT:R.) Canadian Memorial Cross, GVR, with a replacement straight bar suspension (639315 PTE. G.R. BARNES. M.M.) mounted for display together with ribbons for a British War Medal and Victory Medal.
Condition: mounted for display together with ribbons for a British War Meal and Victory Medal, Good Very Fine
George Reuben Barnes was born in London on 1st October 1897. Living in Brockville, Ontario and a Machinist by occupation he enlisted into the 156th (Leeds and Grenville) Battalion at Brockville on 1st February 1916 and arrived in England of October the same year. Subsequently he would be taken on the strength of the 2nd Battalion (East Ontario Regiment) in France in July 1917.
Barnes would be wounded on 3rd September 1918 suffering a gunshot wound to the face, he would be discharged shortly afterwards, only to suffer a second gunshot wound to the face which shattered his jaw. He died of wounds on 16th October 1918, having been dead on arrival at the hospital and was buried in the Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, he is noted as the son of William and Emma Barnes of 134 Park Street, Brockville, Ontario.
He would later be awarded the Military Medal in the London Gazette of 11th February 1919.
