{"product_id":"canadian-wwi-victory-medal-18th-canadian-infantry-battalion-dow-as-pow-pegg","title":"Canadian – WWI – Victory Medal – 18th Canadian Infantry Battalion – DoW as PoW – Pegg","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eVictory Medal named to: 189868 Pte. P. Pegg. 18-Can. Inf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePeter Pegg, a farmer, was born in Blenheim, Ontario. He joined the 91\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion at Chatham, Ontario in January 1916. Later transferred to the 186\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion, he was sent as a reinforcement to the 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion, serving with that unit on the Western Front. Pegg was reported missing on 12 November 1917 and later presumed dead. However, later reporting via German channels revealed that he had been wounded, taken prisoner and subsequently died of his wounds in German captivity on 19 November 1917. He is buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eElectronic photograph of Pegg sourced from the The Canadian Virtual War Memorial.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phalanx Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68002755379513,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0903\/3557\/6377\/files\/IMG_7842.heic?v=1794106059","url":"https:\/\/phalanxmilitaria.com\/products\/canadian-wwi-victory-medal-18th-canadian-infantry-battalion-dow-as-pow-pegg","provider":"Phalanx Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}