Canada. A Trio to Private William Henry Nolan, KIA at the Second Battle of Ypres

1914-15 Star (8135 Pte W. H. NOLAN. 2/CAN: INF:); British War Medal 8135 PTE. W.H. NOLAN. 2-CAN.INF.); and and Victory Medal (8135 PTE. W.H. NOLAN. 2-CAN.INF.). Naming is officially impressed, the "A" in the surname is an inverted "V" on the Star. Un-mounted, spotting on the Star, edge nicks and bruising on the BWM, gilt wear on the VM, light contact, original ribbons, very fine.

Footnote: William Henry Nolan was born on April 10, 1880 in Sidney, Ontario. He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (8135) with the 2nd Infantry Battalion "Eastern Ontario Regiment", on September 22, 1914 at Valcartier Camp, at the age of 34, naming his next-of-kin as his mother, Jane Nolan of Sterling, Ontario, stating that he was with an Active Militia, that he was not married, that his religion was Church of England and that his trade was that of Fireman. During his medical examination, the doctor noted that Nolan had a supernumerary nipple (third nipple). The Battalion was raised in Eastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier, Quebec under the authority of P.C.O. 2067, August 6, 1914. The Battalion sailed October 3, 1914 from Quebec City, Quebec aboard the S.S. Cassandra with a strength of 45 officers and 1,098 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel D.Watson. After initial training in England, he soon found himself in the Belgian theatre. 8135 Private William Henry Nolan, 2nd Infantry Battalion was declared "missing" and "presumed to have died" on April 22, 1915, during the Second Battle of Ypres. He is remembered with honour on the Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Belgium, Grave Reference: Panel 10-26-28. The Menin Gate Memorial is situated at the eastern side of the town of Ypres (now Ieper) in the Province of West Flanders, on the road to Menin and Courtrai. It bears the names of 55,000 men who were lost without trace during the defence of the Ypres Salient in the First World War. He is also commemorated on page 30 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Private Moore was posthumously awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. The medals, along with his Memorial Plaque and Scroll were forwarded to his brother, Gilbert Nolan of Oshawa, Ontario. In addition, his brother also received his Memorial Cross, as Private Nolan's mother, Jane, had died subsequent to October 1921 when the Cross was sent out.