A First War Memorial Cross To Private Eva; Canadian Army Dental Corps Auction Archive maker marked "30" (Hauptmunzamt

maker marked "30" (Hauptmunzamt

" Following the war he remained with the military

It was awarded to Unteroffizier (Sergeant equivalent) Hermann Scherer a the Stabsquatier (Staff Headquarters) on October 8th

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A First War Memorial Cross To Private Eva; Canadian Army Dental Corps Auction Archive maker marked "30" (HauptmunzamtGeorge V (522517 Pte. J. J. EVA). Naming is engraved. Mounted to a suspension bar, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: John James Eva was born on March 16, 1895 in Falmouth, England, the son of William John Eva and Emily Eva. The couple later moved to Canada and settled in Kingston, Ontario. Eva signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (522517) with the 14th Regular Guard, Canadian Army Dental Corps, on July 16, 1915, at Barriefield Camp in