CAMPAIGN GROUPS AND PAIRS 928 Nine: K. Hargreaves, Merchant Navy
1939-45 STAR; ATLANTIC STAR; AFRICA STAR; BURMA STAR, clasp, Pacific; ITALY STAR;WAR MEDAL 1939-45, these unnamed; KOREA 1950-53, 1st issue (K. Hargreaves); U.N. KOREA 1950-54, unnamed; NAVALGENERAL SERVICE 1915-62, 1 clasp, Near East (K. Hargreaves), mounted for wear, good very fine and better (9)
£220-260 929 Six: Rifleman R. J. Anderson, London Irish Rifles, Royal Ulster Rifles
1939-45 STAR; AFRICA STAR, clasp, 8th Army; ITALY STAR; DEFENCE ANDWAR MEDALS, these unnamed; EFFICIENCY MEDAL,
G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (7014063 Rfn. R. J. Anderson, R.U.R.L.I.R.) extremely fine (6)
£100-140
Reginald James Anderson was born in Kensington, London, on 2 March 1903. An Auditor by occupation living in Farnborough, Kent, he enlisted into the London Irish Rifles, Royal Ulster Rifles (T.A.) at Chelsea on 28 September 1938 and was called up for war service on 3 September 1939. He served throughout the war in the London Irish Rifles, latterly serving as a Lance-Corporal in H.Q.56 (London) Division. In his release papers it was stated that he had, ‘performed the duties of Post Corporal .... with a thoroughness and probity beyond praise. He has performed his duties during two years of fighting in often unbelievable conditions of climate, danger and strain. ....’ Transferred to the Army Reserve on 5 November 1945.
With a quantity of associated papers and items, including: T.A. Attestation Form; Soldier’s Service Book; Soldier’s Release Book; Certificate of Transfer to the Army Reserve; Army Book 152 (covers only); Record of Service Card; Army Prayer Book, with ‘London Irish Rifles “A” Coy.’ stamp-mark; W.W.2 medal forwarding slip; Efficiency Medal forwarding slip, dated 23 November 1948; registered envelope addressed to ‘Mr R. J. Anderson, “Bayford”, Cudham Lane, Farnborough, Kent’; small certificate for crossing the equator, 1942; Field Message Book; photograph of the recipient in uniform; two other photographs; two identity disks; two cap badges - one for the ‘First Surrey Rifles’.
Together with a W.W.1 Memorial Scroll mounted on card to ‘Rfn. William Charles Anderson, London Regiment’ ; a General Post Office Memorial Card, named to ‘Mr William Charles Anderson’, dated 1916, who had served six years as an officer of the G.P.O. and two letters and one envelope from William Anderson to his mother from the Western Front. 3337 Rifleman William Charles Anderson, “D” Company, 2/21st Battalion London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles), was killed in action, France/Flanders, 4 October 1916, aged 20 years. He was buried in the Louez Military Cemetery, Duisans. He was the son of Mr A. J. and Mrs Elizabeth Anderson of West Norwood, London.
930
Five: attributed to W. Jenkins, 23 Bomb Disposal Company Reserve 1939-45 STAR; AFRICA STAR; ITALY STAR; DEFENCE AND WAR MEDALS, all unnamed
Three: attributed to J. Commander E. M. Blewitt, Women’s Army Corps India BURMA STAR; INDIA SERVICE AND WAR MEDALS, these unnamed, extremely fine (lot)
£40-60
Medals to Jenkins with a ‘Chromonika’ harmonika, by M. Hohner, in original case; medal forwarding slip; four greeting cards - one for Christmas 1945 ‘Your loving hubby Billy’; bomb disposal safety precautions card; four small banknotes.
Medals to Blewitt with card medal forwarding box, addressed to ‘J. Comdr. E. M. Blewitt, 33 Rydal Road, Streatham, S.W.16’, with forwarding slip and two slips addressed to the recipient re the medals and ribbons awarded; also with ‘WAC India’ badge and ‘W.A.C. (I)’ title, with three ‘pips’.
931 Six: Private C. J. Poole, Royal Army Service Corps
1939-45 STAR; AFRICA STAR, clasp, 1st Army (loose); ITALY STAR; DEFENCE AND WAR MEDALS, these unnamed; EFFICIENCY MEDAL,
G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (S/90925 Pte., R.A.S.C.); together with a mounted set of six miniature dress medals, some edge bruising, good very fine (lot)
£80-100
With a wealth of associated items and papers, including photograph of the recipient; medal forwarding box addressed to ‘Mr C. J. Poole, 33 Percy Road, Handbridge, Chester’, with associated slip; Efficiency Medal box of issue with associated slip; cloth and metal ‘R.A.S.C.’ collar and shoulder badges; riband bars; R.A.S.C. Commemorative Wooden Plaque; whistle, compass; penknife; lighter; misc. tools; R.A.S.C. Association membership cards; A Pocket-Book of Prayers - booklet by Geoffrey H. Woolley, V.C., M.C., signed by Poole, Xmas 1940; Operations in Europe, June 1944-May 1945 booklet, signed ‘Cyril J. Poole, August 1946’; Service of Thanksgiving (2), one dated ‘Athens 26 August 1945’; together with an interesting typescript, ‘Greek Civil War, Diary of Events during the period 2nd December 1944 to 27th January 1945, Cyril J. Poole, R.A.S.C.’ and the recipient’s service details - listing service in France and Belgium, 1939 -40; North Africa, 1942-44; Italy, 1944, and Greece, 1944-45.
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