A Memorial Plaque & Cross To Lieutenant Edward F. Thairs; Battle Of Amiens Auction Mitchell enlisted with the USAAF

Mitchell enlisted with the USAAF in September 1941

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circa 1915-18

and as such he took part in the General Staff training excursion on October 23rd

He was invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Dieppe and transferred to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre at Folkestone and subsequently admitted to East Leeds War Hospital

A Memorial Plaque & Cross To Lieutenant Edward F. Thairs; Battle Of Amiens Auction Mitchell enlisted with the USAAFMemorial Cross (Lieut. E. F. THAIRS), naming is officially engraved; and Memorial Plaque (EDWARD FOX THAIRS), naming in raised lettering, in a two piece bronze cross shaped frame (200 mm x 200 mm). Better than very fine. Footnote: Edward Fox Thairs was born in St. Catharines, Ontario on January 21, 1895, the son of Colonel George Thairs of Ridley College. He attended Ridley College in St. Catharines from 1904 to 1912. Thairs signed his Officers'