Comprising:
(a) Victory, 2235305 Spr V.P. Jento, CRT; and
(b) Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued.
Medals are unmounted, toned, NEF.
Victor Jento was born at Brockville 24 May 1895 and was a machinist by trade. He enlisted in the CEF at Ottawa 3 Feb 1917 in a draft for 2nd Bn, was sent to the UK with a reinforcement draft to the 6th Reserve Bn, arriving 7 Apr 1917. He was posted to 10th Bn, CRT and arrived in France 4 Jul 1917. He returned to Canada 25 Mar 1919 and was demobilized at Kingston 27 Mar 1919. Entitled to BWM.
Sold with his remaining medals are photocopied extracts from his service file and original bestowal document for the 1953 Coronation Medal, to “Victor Peter Jento, Esquire”, toned and trimmed for mounting at one time.
