Canada; George V (222071 Pte C.W. LOVETT). Naming is engraved. Sterling silver, marked "STERLING" and maker marked with the Caron Brothers of Montreal insignia on the reverse, original full-length neck ribbon, contact marks and surface wear, very fine. Accompanied by its Canadian government issued memorial card from Major-General Edward Morrison, Adjutant-General, Canadian Militia, in its hardshelled case of issue, maker marked with an "N" inside a circle and surrounded by the inscription "PAT. APLD. FOR" (Patent Applied For) on the bottom, two minor dents and scuff marks on the exterior lid, lightly soiled medal bed, case also very fine.
Footnote: Charles William Lovett was born on December 9, 1896 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of Alfred C. Lovett and Mary Lovett of Tufts Cove, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He was a resident of Tufts Cove when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (222071) with the 85th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Highlanders", in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on October 1, 1915, at the age of 18, naming his next-of-kin as his mother, Mary Lovett, stating that he had no previous military service, that he was Single and that his trade was that of Painter. His religion was Roman Catholic. He had two older brothers, both of which served during the war: 2163452 Gunner Arthur Neal Lovett, 8th Siege Battery, Canadian Garrison Artillery (born 1891) and 1274112 Gunner James Henry Lovett, Canadian Field Artillery (born 1895). The 85th Infantry Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia with mobilization headquarters at Halifax under the authority of G.O. 103A, August 15, 1915. A year after signing his Attestation Paper, Private Lovett was ready for overseas service. The 85th Infantry Battalion sailed from Halifax on October 12, 1916 aboard the S.S. Olympic, with a strength of 34 officers and 1,001 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant E.C. Phinney, arriving in Liverpool, England on the 18th. Upon arrival in England, the Battalion was posted to Witley. Four months later, Private Lovett's 85th Infantry Battalion received notice that they were to see service in the French theatre, proceeding overseas and arriving in Boulogne, France on February 10, 1917. Seven weeks after arriving in France, he was sentenced to two days' Field Punishment No. 2 on March 30, 1917, for being unshaven and having a dirty rifle during a work party at 7:45 am that morning. He soon found himself in action at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in early April and survived that conflict. However, 222071 Private Charles William Lovett, 85th Infantry Battalion was Killed in Action during the Battle of Arleux, on April 28, 1917, at the age of 20. He is buried in La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, Grave Reference: IV. C. 18., the cemetery located approximately three kilometres south of Lens and is situated on the north-western outskirts of Vimy. Private Lovett is commemorated on page 277 of the First World War Book of Remembrance and is listed on the Nominal Roll of the 85th Infantry Battalion. His mother, Mary Lovette, received his British War Medal, Victory Medal, Memorial Cross, Memorial Plaque and Scroll.