WWI Medal Pair to 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion - Marsh - KIA 9 April 1917 Vimy Ridge

British War Medal, Victory Medal named to: 724088 A. L. CPL. L. H. MARSH. 38-CAN. INF.

Leonard Hallott Marsh was born in Canterbury, England and living in Reaboro, Ontario when he joined the 109th Battalion (Victoria & Haliburton) in March 1916. He had 4 years, 7 months previous service in the 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers in England and South Africa. He joined the 38th Battalion (Ottawa) in France in December 1916 and was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of Vimy Ridge – 9 April 1917.