Precious medal

Further to BBS' previous post, it seems the effort to save Nova Scotian war medals has hit the wall:

The auction price of a medal awarded to a member of Nova Scotia’s historic black battalion has shot past the means of the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia.

Centre curator Henry Bishop and Dave Thomson of Ontario, who want to see the medal properly honoured, hope other interested people might help buy the 1914-19 Victory Medal awarded to Sapper Percy Fenton of the No. 2 Construction Battalion.

The opening EBay bid for the Arcadia, Yarmouth County native’s medal was $29.03. But by Wednesday afternoon, bidding had reached $1,432.88.

That’s already too rich for the non-profit Dartmouth centre to afford on its own, Mr. Bishop said Wednesday.

"We can’t afford much. We need to get some assistance if we can. We’re crossing our fingers that we can still obtain it."

If you're interested in helping the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia with this effort, you can contact them here.