Campaign Groups and Pairs 504 Three: Gunner E. W. White, Royal Artillery, who was killed in action in H.M.S. Diamond off Greece in April 1941
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, together with the original Army Council enclosure named to ‘Gnr. E. H. White’, extremely fine (3)
£60-£80 Provenance: Eric Smith Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, November 2009.
Edward Herbert White born in Lewisham, lived in Harlow, and enlisted in 1938 into the Royal Artillery with number 1565622. He served with 16th Battery, 2nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, during the Second World War in Greece, and was killed in action on 26 April 1941, whilst being evacuated from Greece by the destroyer H.M.S. Diamond - in company with her consort the Wryneck, she was sunk by enemy dive bombers with heavy loss of life, just 50 survivors being picked up from both ships out of 950 sailors and soldiers. White was amongst those killed, and is commemorated on the Athens Memorial, Greece.
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Four: Gunner G. Shobbrook, Royal Artillery 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Medal,
G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial (807677 Gnr. G. Shobbrook. R.A.) surname partially officially corrected, about extremely fine
Five: Sergeant F. W. Pegg, Royal Army Medical Corps 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Medal,
G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (7347304. Sjt. F. W. Pegg. R.A.M.C.) good very fine (9)
£80-£120 F. W. Pegg was taken Prisoner of War in the Aegean in 1943. x506 Six: Warrant Officer Class I A. F. Mutlow, Royal Engineers
1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953; Army Emergency Reserve Efficiency Medal, E.II.R., with Second Award bar, this loose (22235679 W.O. Cl 1. A. F. Mutlow. R.E.); together with an Association of Conservative Clubs Medal for Distinguished Service, gilt and enamel, the reverse inscribed ‘A. F. Mutlow 1962’, with enamelled ‘Five Years’ clasp and ‘Distinguished Service’ brooch bar; and a Royal Engineers Association Medal, gilt and enamel, the reverse inscribed ‘A. F. Mutlow 1963’, very fine (8)
£120-£160 A. F. Mutlow was a member of Burton Latimer Conservative Club. 507 Six: Guardsman R. S. Ryall, Coldstream Guards
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya,
G.VI.R. (3908923 Gnr. R. S. Ryall. R.A.) suspension crudely re-affixed with excess solder; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (3908923 Gdsm. R. S. Ryall. Coldm. Gds) mounted as originally worn, contact marks, good fine or better (6)
£60-£80 508 Nine: Corporal J. Wood, Royal Scots, later Army Catering Corps
1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22308898 Pte. J. Woods. R.S.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (22308898 Cpl. J. Wood [sic]. A.C.C.) generally very fine (9)
£140-£180 509 Six: Sergeant J. B. Young, Royal Scots
1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (John Brown Young); Efficiency Medal,
G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (3055124 Sjt. J. Young. R. Scots.) surname partially officially corrected on last, nearly extremely fine (6)
£80-£120
John Brown Young served with the Royal Scots (Territorial Army), and was subsequently employed as a Civilian Instructional Officer 3rd Class at H.M. Prison, Norwich, being awarded his Imperial Service Medal in 1978 (London Gazette 15 December 1978).
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Six: Private J. Cranston, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, late King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 copy clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M. I.D. oak leaf; General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Borneo (23871821 Pte. J. Cranston. KOSB.) mounted court-style, light contact marks, good very fine (6)
£140-£180
John Cranston ‘was born in Hammersmith, London, on 1 April 1927, and, having moved with his family to Blackpool in 1939, joined the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment in 1944 aged 17, after lying about his age. In January 1945 he volunteered for service with the M.A.A./R.A. where he was wounded in April of that year. He was also Mentioned in Despatches at the same time for single- handedly manning an Anti-Aircraft gun whilst wounded in his left arm and left leg with shrapnel. He was repatriated back to the U.K. to recover from his wounds, and was subsequently posted out to India for 3 years until his discharge in 1949.
He re-enlisted back into the Army in about 1953, and joined his father’s old unit the King’s Own Scottish Borderers. Posted the following year to the School of Infantry in London training foreign Officers, he was promoted Sergeant in 1958, but reverted to Private the following year for conduct unbecoming and being drunk and disorderly. He was given the post of Clerk to the Adjutant, and served with the Regiment in Borneo. He left the Army in 1965, and died on 23 September 1989.’ (hand written note with the lot refers).
Sold with copied Ministry of Defence letter, dated July 1992, which confirms the award of the Mention in Despatches for April 1945; and a photograph of the recipient with his wife.
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