Canadian wants to return Lynn native’s war medals

A military researcher wants to return a World War I Canadian bravery medal to the family of the Lynn man who earned it.
David Thomson of St. George, Ontario, was scouring the postings on eBay recently when he came across a site offering the war medals of Canadian veterans.
Two WWI Canadian Silver Service Medals from 1914-18 were listed, including one awarded to Pvt. John Henry Perry, then living at 52 Carnes St. in Lynn. The medal, paired with another given to a different Canadian soldier, had received nine bids for up to $530 as of last night. Bids end at midnight Sunday.
Military records indicate Perry was born in Egmont Bay, New Brunswick, Canada, on May 30, 1896 and enlisted in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force (CEF) on April 12, 1918. At the time Perry joined Canada’s armed forces at a recruit depot in Montreal, he was 21, single and working as a chauffeur.
“It was probably where the train stopped. There’s a good chance he got off in Montreal and went straight to the recruiting station,” Thomson said.
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