WW1 CEF Medal Pair to an Artist, Queen's Own Rifles /116th Battalion Canadians

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WW1 CEF Medal Pair to an Artist, Queen's Own Rifles /116th Battalion Canadian
Awarded to :
249224 Pte. H. R. Howchin, 116-Can Inf.
Henry Richard Howchin, was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 2nd Feb 1888 and served in 2nd Queen's Own Rifles, from Toronto, joined the 208th (Toronto Irish) Battalion of the CEF giving his occupation as an "Artist" and sailed from Halifax 3rd May, 1917.
Henry was an Artist and some of his paintings are in the Canadian War Museum collection and also have been on the market. – Worthy of further research
- NEF on shortened silk ribbons with a card backer at the top.
His service file is available on-line for free at Library and Archives Canada.
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