Canadian Officers Victory. Peacop. Died 1921, shellshock. Thought himself a spy.

Correctly named Lieut EL Peacop 

Edward Layle Peacop was born to Harold and Anne in March 1891.

He was living in Camberwell in 1901 but was to move to Winnipeg, Canada.

In Canada, he worked as a banker and lived at 6 Albany Apartments in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

He enlisted into the 179th Canadian Expeditionary Force. The 179th battalion was recruited and mobilized in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a strength of 32 officers and 890 ranks. The battalion embarked from Halifax on 4 October, 1916, on the troop ship Saxonia, and disembarked in the UK on 13 October. 

He went overseas to France with the 43rd Cameron Highlanders of Canada in September 1916.

He served well until January 1917 when he suffered a bout of pleurisy. His condition became worse and was sent to an officers home to recover but went on to suffer hallucinations and believed he was a spy.

Managing to get over his hallucinations by March 1917 and transferred to the Manitoba Regiment in May 1917. He was to resign his commission in September 1918 and left service suffering shellshock.

He was to marry Louisette Eugine Reminiac in 1921. An address found for them is noted as 87 Grove Park, Denmark Hill, London.

Edward died in December 1921.

His death was attributed to military service although no pension was awarded.

He is entitled to a Pair.

The medal has a long original silk ribbon.