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Canada, Alfred Desroches, Numismatist, WM Medal, struck c. 1886 (Breton 573), lustrous, extremely fine or better, rare, only 110 struck.
Alfred Desroches was born in Pointe-aux-Trembles on March 29, 1839 and went to Assumption College. He left in 1853 to work for Bohle & Henderey & Leslie, goldsmiths, located on St-Pierre Street in Montreal. In 1863, he moved to Terrebone and he became a sergeant in the company of Volontaires de Terrebonne. In 1860, he married Julie Gervais and they had four children. As a student of numismatics, he assembled at least two collections of his adopted country, being sold in 1891, and 1892 to P N Breton.
Alfred Desroches was born in Pointe-aux-Trembles on March 29, 1839 and went to Assumption College. He left in 1853 to work for Bohle & Henderey & Leslie, goldsmiths, located on St-Pierre Street in Montreal. In 1863, he moved to Terrebone and he became a sergeant in the company of Volontaires de Terrebonne. In 1860, he married Julie Gervais and they had four children. As a student of numismatics, he assembled at least two collections of his adopted country, being sold in 1891, and 1892 to P N Breton.