Canada. A Memorial Cross To Private John Wright, Canadian Forestry Corps Hold and twisted silver aluminum bullion

and twisted silver aluminum bullion wires interlaced with grey threading to form the veins of the eagle

The accompanying sheath fully wrapped in leather from the blade entry point to the tip

wear evident overall on the yellow wool upper exposing the underlying hessian frame at the upper left

While receiving treatment for General Carcinomatosis (Cancer) at Westminster Hospital in Woodstock

In the summer of 1943

Canada. A Memorial Cross To Private John Wright, Canadian Forestry Corps Hold and twisted silver aluminum bullionCanada; George V (2626949 Pte. J. WRIGHT). Sterling silver, marked "STERLING" and hallmarked on the reverse, on its original full length frayed neck ribbon, contact marks and surface wear, very fine. Footnote: John Wright was born on July 1, 1871 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. He was a resident of Columbus, Ohio when he signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (2626949) on November 14, 1917 at the Mobilization Centre in London, Ontario, at