Campaign Groups and Pairs 592
Pair: Private D. Wells, Shropshire Light Infantry, who was killed in action in Korea on 17 November 1951, during the vicious hand to hand fighting when the Chinese attacked Point 355
Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22360963 Pte. D. Wells. K.S.L.I.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fine (2)
£300-£400
Donald Wells, a native of Herne Bay, Kent, was born on 26 January 1929, and served with the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry during the Korean War. He was killed in action on 17 November 1951 when Chinese forces attacked Point 355, the position being temporarily lost during vicious hand to hand fighting. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Memorial Wall at the U.N. Cemetery at Pusan, Korea.
593 Pair: Warrant Officer Class I J. Price, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (214603 W.O. Cl.1. J. Price. R.E.M.E.) surname partially officially corrected; U.N. Korea 1950 -54, unnamed as issued, good very fine (2)
£60-£80
J. Price has a service number issued to the Royal Army Service Corps between 1920 and 1942. In early 1942 some units of the Royal Army Service Corps and the Royal Army Ordnance Corps amalgamated to simplify maintenance equipment procedures and were re- titled the Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers.
x594 Three: Rifleman J. R. A. Lacasse, Canadian Infantry
Korea 1950-53, Canadian issue, silver (SC17489 R. A. Lacasse); U.N. Korea, unnamed as issued; Canadian Forces Decoration, E.II.R. (Rfn J. R. A. Lacasse) nearly very fine or better (3)
£100-£140 595 Pair: Lance Bombardier S. Spring, Royal New Zealand Artillery
Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (206408 L/Bdr. S. Spring); U.N. Korea 1950-54 (206408 L/Bdr. S. Spring); together with the recipient’s riband bar, very fine (2)
£140-£180
Shea Spring was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand in 1929, and attested for the Royal New Zealand Artillery at Masterton on 9 February 1952. Based in Waiouau, New Zealand, he served as a Gunner from 26 February 1951 until 13 June 1951. He served overseas from 14 June 1951 to 18 December 1952 and was promoted Lance Bombardier on 1 September 1952. He was posted back to New Zealand where he continued to serve until 25 March 1953, at which time he was allowed his discharge on the application of his previous employer Mr W. D. Scott for his services as a plumber due to the lack of men of this trade in the district. He died in 2006 and is buried in Mangaoranga Cemetery, Eketahuna, New Zealand.
596 Three: Bombardier R. H. Teddy, Royal New Zealand Artillery
New Zealand Service Medal 1946-49, unnamed as issued; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (204506 Bdr. RH. Teddy) medal named from right to left; U.N. Korea 1950-4, unnamed as issued, good very fine (3)
£100-£140
Richard Henerai Teddy was born in Taupo, New Zealand in 1927. He served in Japan between 1946 and 1948 as a Private with J Force - the New Zealand forces that were allocated to the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) which occupied Japan following the end of the Second World War. He next attested for service with the New Zealand Army at Papakura on 17 April 1952 giving his last occupation as Truck Driver with the N.Z. State Forest Service, Murapara. He embarked from New Zealand for overseas service on 28 July 1952 and served with the 16th New Zealand Field Regiment in Korea in the rank of Gunner from August 1952 to March 1954. He was promoted to Bombardier on 21 March 1954, returned to New Zealand on 17 April 1954 and was discharged on 18 June 1954.
Sold with copied research. 597 Pair: Marine S. Allen, Royal Marines
General Service 1962-2007, 4 clasps, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, South Arabia, Northern Ireland (RM.15799 S. Allen. Mne. R.M.) unofficial retaining rod between last two clasps, unit officially corrected; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (RM15799 Mne S. Allen. R.M. HMS Sirius.) mounted as originally worn, nearly very fine or better (2) £360-£400
598 Pair: Sergeant M. J. Wiles, Army Air Corps, late Royal Artillery
General Service 1962-2007, 3 clasps, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Northern Ireland, unofficial retaining rods between subsequent clasps (23847350 Gnr. M. J. Wiles. R.A.) surname officially corrected; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (23847350 Sgt M J Wiles AAC) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (2)
£240-£280
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