Canada, Commonwealth. A Family Casualty Pair with Memorial Cross to N.J. Scott & Goldfish Club Membership Cards

 A cased Memorial Cross belonging to Neil John Scott from the 21st Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the Great War, consisting of a sterling silver Greek cross with arms slightly flared at the ends, with a St. Edward's Crown on-top of the vertical arm, and with a maple leaf at the end of the other arms, with a laurel wreath in the quadrants between the arms of the cross and the Royal Cypher of King George V, the reverse plain, engraved “141771 PTC N.J. Scott” in capital letters, suspended from a 66 cm long stainless steel ball chain, measuring 31.8 mm (w) x 35.0 mm (l). With a presentation case, constructed of a thin metal frame with a textured black faux leather exterior, with a functional metal hinge but ripped hinge cover, measuring 65 mm (w) x 85 mm (l). 

Accompanied by three Goldfish Club membership cards likely belonging to his brother, First Sergeant D.M. Scott, for escaping death by the use of an emergency dinghy, measuring 95 mm (w) x 65 mm (l), and 113 mm (w) x 73 mm (l). Also with a cloth Goldfish Club membership patch, consisting of an embroidered winged goldfish above to waves sewn onto a black felt backer, measuring 35 mm (w) x 55 mm (l).

Footnote: Private Neil John Scott was a presbyterian born in 1893 to his mother, Margaret Scott, and was a learned carpenter before entering the Canadian Expeditionary Force on August 4th 1915. He went missing in Pozieres, west of Cambrai, and was declared dead or missing since October 1st, 1916.