Dave Thomson, from St. George, Ont., has an interesting hobby. He researches historic war medals he finds at online auction houses and tries to get individuals or organizations in communities where the soldiers were from to purchase the items.
A collection of interesting items he found on EBay includes medals awarded to twin Moose Jaw brothers, who both served in the First World War. The items are on sale for US$1,150 and purchasers have until Sunday to buy the medals at that price.
Thomson said one of the brothers was Royal Flying Corps Cadet Cyril Albert Baker, who died in 1917 at age 20 during a training mission in Fort Worth, Texas. For this, he earned the George V Memorial Cross.
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