Canada; 1914-15 Star (6978 Pte J.H. WHITWORTH. 1/CAN:INF:); British War Medal (6978 PTE. J.H. WHITWORTH. 1-CAN.INF.); and Victory Medal (6978 PTE. J.H. WHITWORTH. 1-CAN.INF.). Naming is officially impressed. Un-mounted, replacement ribbons, edge wear on the BWM and VM, heavily plated, fine.
Footnote: John Henry Whitworth was born on March 26, 1882 in St. Marys, Ontario. He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (6978) with the 1st Infantry Battalion "Ontario Regiment", on September 22, 1914 at Camp Valcartier, at the age of 32, naming his next-of-kin as his wife, Mr. Eva Viola Whitworth of Clandeboye, Ontario, north of London, stating that he had three years' previous service with the Royal Canadian Regiment, that he was Married, that his religion was Wesleyan and that his trade was that of Railroad Fireman. The doctor noted during his medical examination that Whitworth had an "anchor tattoo over the initials J.H.W." on his right forearm. The Battalion was raised in Southwestern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier under the authority of P.C.O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel F.W. Hill with a strength of 47 officers and 1,106 other ranks and served in France with the 1st Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division. Private John Henry Whitworth survived the war.