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Three: Captain J. Duncan, Welsh Guards, late South Wales Borderers, who was killed in action with the British Expeditionary Force on 23 May 1940
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (Lieut. J. J. Duncan. S.
Wales.Bord.); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45; together with a Dunkirk Commemorative Medal 1940, bronze, nearly extremely fine (4) £200-£240
John Duncan was born in Cardiff in 1913, and was educated at Rugby and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. A talented cricketer and golfer, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the South Wales Borderers on 3 February 1933, and saw active service in pre-War Palestine. Transferring to the 2nd Battalion, Welsh Guards. At the outbreak of the war he was part of the King’s Guards at the Tower of London. In May 1940 he arrived in Boulogne with orders to defend the city, and was involved in much of the fighting, especially in defence of the docks area. He was killed in action on 23 May 1940, and is buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France.
Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient. For the recipient’s brother’s medals, see Lot 16.
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Six: Lieutenant-Commander R. B. Poland, Royal Navy, who served as one of Queen Elizabeth’s Gold Staff Officers during her 1953 Coronation
1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (Lieut. R. B. Poland. R.N.); Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, very fine or better (6)
£140-£180
Richard Bengt Poland was born in London in June 1923 and was a resident of Seal, Kent. He was the great grandson of Sir W. H. Poland, Sheriff of London and son of Commander John A. Poland, R.N., City Marshal of London. He entered the Royal Navy as a Midshipman in 1940 and saw operational service during the Second World War, serving aboard the light cruiser H.M.S. Edinburgh, the battleship H.M.S. Malaya and destroyer H.M.S. Eggesford. Following the war he was on the crew of the destroyer H.M.S. Venus, which between 1946 and 1949 was part of the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla, based in the Mediterranean. The ship was involved in Royal Navy patrols preventing illegal Jewish immigration into Mandatory Palestine. In 1951 he was serving aboard the frigate H.M.S. Loch Quoich.
Poland was promoted to Lieutenant-Commander in March 1952 and was selected to act as one of the 400 Gold Staff Officers on duty during Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 Coronation. These men were appointed by the Duke of Norfolk, hereditary Earl Marshal, to act as ushers responsible for admission and seating of the 8,000 guests at Westminster Abbey. Poland’s Gold Staff Officer appointment is confirmed in the 1953 Coronation Medal roll. A photograph of Poland in full dress uniform at his wedding, wearing his medals, was published in the 31 March 1954 edition of The Tatler. He died in April 1996, aged 72.
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Five: Master at Arms E. J. Clark, Royal Navy
1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C.,
G.VI.R., 1st issue (MX. 61886 E. J. Clark. M.A.A. H.M.S. Wayland.), mounted as worn, partly officially re-impressed, good very fine (5)
£80-£120 M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1946.
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Six: Chief Petty Officer R. M. Barden, Royal Navy, who was Mentioned in Despatches for Minesweeping Operations
1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Pacific Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C.,
G.VI.R., 1st issue (JX. 135140 R. M. Barden. C.P.O. H.M.S. Stormcloud.), mounted as worn, contact marks, otherwise very fine (6)
£80-£120
M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1949. Note: The recipient was Mentioned in Despatches for Minesweeping operations in 1948, not for service during the Second World War.
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