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Yes, Dig was killed diving at Goswick (probably a low-altitude stall) just after learning he'd been awarded the DSC and Rex picked it up on his behalf.

Hiya Nightbreak! The EDVII is likely to either be Rex's or from someone on Rex's or his wife's side of the family. Still working on it! I'm guessing you picked the medals up some time around 2009? Cheers...

Ah yes, the birthdate in that bio is off by two years. He was born at the beginning of 1892, so would be two years older. Cheers all!

Thank you Mervyn! In fact I stumbled upon this forum while I was looking for information about Rex's father and joined simply to respond. I'm happy to know that his medals are well appreciated, and I am happy to find any trace of my grandfather (and in South Africa too! One of my favourite authors is the South African naturalist Eugene Nielen Marais!). Photos of Rex are online.

Hello all ('-') ... This belonged to my grandfather. His name was Rex Frederick Reginald Cosh, and yes, he was from Gananoque (with a 'q'), Canada. His father Eli George Cosh came to Canada as a boy, worked for a Montreal furrier for a while and then set up a tailoring business in Gananoque. Rex earned all his medals in long service (over both wars... I'm not sure how these got on the market!). He married my grandmother in England and they made the journey to Canada in 1918 or 1919. Like his father, he was fond of fishing and hunting and crafting things; he cut down and stripped a number of cedars at our cabin at Wolf Lake and built all our cabin's furniture using the stripped raw branches. He was a painter as well... watercolours. He had three children: two girls, and a son, Digby Cosh who went to RMC and flew Spitfires and Wildcats.