CAMPAIGN GROUPS AND PAIRS 491 Pair: Craftsman G. P. Thompson, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers


KOREA 1950-53, 1st issue (22232377 Cfn. G. P. Thompson. R.E.M.E.); U.N. KOREA 1950-54, unnamed as issued, good very fine (2)


£80-120


Sold together with (damaged) ‘28 Britcom Infantry Brigade Christmas 1953’ booklet providing useful information from the British Commonwealth Leave Unit in Tokyo giving details on Beer, Brothels, Chapels etc. Also with an anti-communist leaflet and three ‘flyers’ for Joseph’s Ginbasha and other establishments vying for business in Tokyo.


492 Pair: Private N. Wild, Royal Leicestershire Regiment, taken Prisoner of War 8 December 1951


KOREA 1950-53, 1st issue (22248031 Pte. N. Wild. R. Leicesters.); U.N. KOREA 1950-54, unnamed as issued, latter in named card box of issue, nearly extremely fine (2)


£400-500


Norman Wild was born on 17 November 1925 and attested for the Royal Leicestershire Regiment on 4 October 1948. He served with the Regiment in Korea and was taken Prisoner of War on 8 December 1951.


Sold together with the recipient’s cloth unit titles; Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; three Korean War ‘Welcome Home’ booklets; and the relic of a Communist flag, inscribed with best wishes from various fellow servicemen as a memento of the recipient’s service in Korea.


Note: The inscriptions on the flag indicate that it was not originally presented to N. Wild. 493 Pair: Private D. Wheeler, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment


KOREA 1950-53, 1st issue (22628495 Pte., D.W.R.) official correction to surname; U.N. KOREA 1950-54, unnamed, good very fine (2)


£100-140 494 Pair: Private T. Stockley, Gloucestershire Regiment


KOREA 1950-53, 1st issue (19143746 Pte T Stockley Glosters); U.N. KOREA 1950-54, unnamed as issued, the first a Replacement issue, the ‘R’ having been neatly erased, nearly extremely fine (2)


£140-180


Thomas Stockley was born on 16 May 1928 in Little Bloxwich, Walsall. He served with the Gloucestershire Regiment during the Korean War in ‘A’ Echelon at the Battle of Imjin, April 1951. He is mentioned in Captain Anthony Farrar- Hockley’s book ‘The Edge of the Sword’, when describing the Battalion HQ area on the eve of the Battle: ‘Here were Corporal Watkins, Stockley, and the cook- house helpers ready to make the next meal on their improvised ranges.’


Stockley avoided being taken prisoner of war, and it is probable that he left the army on completion of a five year engagement in 1953. x495 Pair: Corporal F. Hardy, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry


KOREA 1950-53, Canadian issue, silver (SB-800622 F. Hardy); U.N. KOREA 1950-54 (SB-800622 F. Hardy); together with United States of America, Distinguished Unit Citation riband bar, with gilt surround, traces of lacquer, good very fine (2)


£300-400


Francis Hardy served with the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, in Korea, and received the United States Army Distinguished Unit Citation (subsequently renamed the Presidential Unit Citation) for successful actions at the Battle of Kap'yong on 14-25 April 1951. The Battle of Kap'yong occurred during the Chinese Spring Offensive and saw the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade establish blocking positions in the Kap'yong Valley, on a key route south to the capital, Seoul. The two forward battalions, the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, and the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry occupied positions astride the valley and hastily developed defences. As thousands of South Korean soldiers began to withdraw through the valley, the Chinese infiltrated the brigade position under the cover of darkness, and assaulted the Australians on Hill 504 during the evening and into the following day. Although heavily outnumbered, the 27th Brigade held their positions into the afternoon before the Australians were finally withdrawn to positions in the rear of the brigade, with both sides having suffered heavy casualties. The Chinese then turned their attention to the Canadians on Hill 677, but during a fierce night battle they were unable to dislodge them. The fighting helped blunt the Chinese offensive and the actions of the Australians and Canadians at Kap'yong were important in assisting to prevent a breakthrough on the United Nations Command central front, and ultimately the capture of Seoul. The two battalions bore the brunt of the assault and stopped an entire Chinese division during the hard fought defensive battle. The next day, the Chinese withdrew back up the valley.


Sold together with a copy Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea; Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry cap badge, collar tabs, and shoulder flash; Canadian and Commonwealth Forces patches; Canadian Parachutist Wings; and an embroidered U.S. Distinguished Unit Citation riband bar.


496 Pair: Warrant Officer R. Morrison, Royal Air Force


GENERAL SERVICE 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (4034967 Cpl. R. Morrison R.A.F.); ROYAL AIR FORCE L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, with Second Award Bar (E4034967 Sgt. R. Morrison. R.A.F.), together with two named card boxes of issue, nearly extremely fine (2)


£120-160 www.dnw.co.uk


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