CAMPAIGN GROUPS AND PAIRS
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Three: Private M. Gowers, Essex Regiment, attached Pioneer Corps, who was killed in action in France in June 1940
GENERAL SERVICE 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (6009238 Pte. M. Gowers, Essex R.); 1939-45 STAR; WAR MEDAL 1939-45,
extremely fine (3) £200-250
Maurice Gowers was killed in action in France on 17 June 1940, while attached to the Pioneer Corps from the Essex Regiment. Aged
28 years, he left a widow, Ethel, who was resident at Great Waltham, Essex, and he is buried in Escoublac-la-Baule War Cemetery,
France. An interesting note accompanies the description of this cemetery in Commonwealth War Graves Commission records:
‘Throughout the German occupation, Louise Jaouen, a resident of La Baule, dedicated all her time and energy to maintaining the
graves. With money collected secretly from the generous local people she provided a cross for every grave and a small monument, had
hedges planted, and employed a permanent gardener to tend the cemetery. Her devotion to this work was later honoured by the award
of the King's Medal for Service in the Cause of Freedom.’
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Three: Private G. Gow, Black Watch, who was killed in action in France in May 1940
GENERAL SERVICE 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (829488 Pte. G. Gow, Black Watch); 1939-45 STAR; WAR MEDAL 1939-45,
extremely fine (3) £200-250
George Gow was killed in action in France on 10 May 1940, while serving in the 1st Battalion (The Tyneside Scottish), Black Watch.
Aged 24 years, he was the son of James and Elizabeth Gow of Edinburgh and, having no known grave, he is commemorated on the
Dunkirk Memorial.
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Eight: Rifleman Padambahadur Sahi, 9th Gurkha Rifles
INDIA, GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1947, 1 clasp, Jammu and Kashmir 1947-48 (5830898 Hav., 9 G.R.); INDIA INDEPENDENCE MEDAL
1947 (2556 Hav., 9 G.R.); INDIA GENERAL SERVICE 1936-39, 2 clasps, North West Frontier 1936-37, North West Frontier
1937-39 (2556 Rfm., 1-9 G.R.); 1939-45 STAR; AFRICA STAR; ITALY STAR; DEFENCE AND WAR MEDALS, these five officially
impressed (2556 Hav., 9 G.R. ) mounted court style for wear, brightly cleaned and lacquered, nearly very fine and better
(8) £140-180
The 1st Battalion 9th Gurkha Rifles served in Iraq, Iran, North Africa, Italy and Greece during the Second World War. They played a
distinguished and gallant role in the Battle for Monte Cassino, where they got to within 300 yards of the Monastery – closer than any
other British or Indian unit until it was finally taken by Polish Forces.
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Five: F. J. Collins, Royal Navy
1939-45 STAR; ATLANTIC STAR; AFRICA STAR; WAR MEDAL 1939-45; ROYAL NAVY L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (J. 101199 F. J.
Collins, A.B., H.M.S. Orion), together with original Admiralty condolence slip in the name of ‘Francis John Collins’,
extremely fine (5) £100-120
Francis John Collins does not appear on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission register, suggesting he died sometime after the
War prior to the dispatch of his awards.
The cruiser Orion was awarded no less than 13 Battle Honours in the 1939-45 War, including those for Calabria 1940, Matapan 1941,
Greece 1941, Crete 1941, Malta Convoys 1941, Sicily 1943, Salerno 1943, Anzio 1944, Aegean 1944 and Normandy 1944.
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Four: Ship’s Master Douglas Cameron Dalton, Merchant Navy
1939-45 STAR; ATLANTIC STAR; ITALY STAR; WAR MEDAL 1939-45, all unnamed
Five: Thomas Reay, Merchant Navy
1939-45 STAR; ATLANTIC STAR; AFRICA STAR; ITALY STAR; WAR MEDAL 1939-45, all unnamed, extremely fine (12) £70-90
Douglas Cameron Dalton was born in Edinburgh on 27 April 1927. During the Second World War he served in the Merchant Navy for
which he was awarded four service medals, these issued in 1965 when he was living at ‘33 Leyburn Road, Wallasey, Cheshire’. In
1960 he gained his Masters’ Certificate. In 1973 his address was at ‘52 Oarside Drive, Wallasey, Cheshire’. During 1973-82 he was
Master of a number of British Petroleum Company tankers.
With medal card forwarding box and slips; Department of Trade and Industry Seaman’s Discharge Book - bearing photograph; B.P.
Record of Participations in Crude Oil Washing Operations card; International Certificates of Vaccination; unofficial Coronation 1911
and Coronation 1937 (Edward VIII) and a National Safety First Association Medal for Driving, 3 bars, 1939, 1940, 1941, silver and
enamel, this named ‘J. Dalton’.
Medals to Reay in card forwarding box addressed to ‘Mr T. Reay, 5 Southern Crescent, Liverpool, L8 5UT’, with forwarding slip dated
31 July 1986.
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Eight: Signalman H. Wilkinson, Royal Signals, late Royal Navy
1939-45 STAR; ATLANTIC STAR; BURMA STAR; DEFENCE AND WAR MEDALS; NAVAL GENERAL SERVICE 1915-62, 1 clasp, S.E. Asia 1945-46
(C/JX.282374 Tel., R.N.); KOREA 1950-53, 2nd issue (22220277 Sigmn., R. Sigs.); U.N. KOREA 1950-54, unnamed, good
very fine (8) £240-280
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Eight: Shipwright Artificer 1st Class H. Smith, Royal Navy
1939-45 STAR; ATLANTIC STAR; AFRICA STAR; BURMA STAR; DEFENCE AND WAR MEDALS, these unnamed; NAVAL GENERAL SERVICE 1915-62,
1 clasp, S.E. Asia 194546 (D/MX.66530 Shpt., R.N.); ROYAL NAVY L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue (MX66530 Shpt. Art. 1, H.
M.S. Ark Royal) ‘Royal’ renamed, ‘N.G.S.’ with contact marks, nearly very fine; others very fine and better (8) £180-220
H.M.S. Ark Royal was an Audacious Class fleet aircraft carrier, launched in 1950 and broken up in 1980.
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