Canada, Commonwealth. H.M.S. Marlborough, by Reuben Jukes (Jucksch) Hold The thick blackened-brown leather washer

The thick blackened-brown leather washer at the crossguard junction sits firmly in place

in turn situated above Chief of Marine Troops insignia

measuring 22 mm (w) x 50 mm (h)

and Victory Medal (778410 SPR

and is topped by a black ink size mark of “59”

Canada, Commonwealth. H.M.S. Marlborough, by Reuben Jukes (Jucksch) Hold The thick blackened-brown leather washerOil on canvas, title at bottom centre and signed and dated 'RA Jucksch 13" measuring 56 cm (w) x 40 cm (h) in frame, fine. Footnote: Reuben Jukes (Jucksch) was born in Hanover, Ontario, in 1887. In November 1914, aged 27, he enlisted as a private in the 20th. Canadian Battalion. His enlistment papers give his trade as "artist". After training in England his battalion was sent to the Front in January 1916, but in April he was diagnosed as suffering