Single Campaign Medals 448 General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (4190112 L.A.C. R. W. Blatch. R.A.F.) very fine £80-£120
Richard William Blatch was born in Gosport, Hampshire, in July 1938 and served as a Junior Technician in the Royal Air Force. He died in service during a blizzard on Snowdonia on 17 November 1962:
‘Squadron Leader Tony Back, a South African stationed at Kenley, Corporal James Patrick McCann and Junior Technician Richard William Blatch were returning from an Inter-services climbing trip to ‘Craig yr Ysfa’ near the village of Capel Curig, Snowdonia, when the blizzard set in.
McCann was the first to show signs of distress and then Blatch could not go on. The freak storm became “savage,” worse than anything the airmen had previously experienced – Blatch could only crawl and Back was trying to drag McCann to safety using a rope. Occasionally, they glimpsed a glow of light from the farmhouse they were heading for and saw the occasional sweep of car headlights, but they only made it 100 yards before collapsing from exposure.
Back realised that their only hope was for him to set off and seek help alone. He gave Blatch some food and a torch to use as a signal when he returned. However, by the time an Inter-services search party returned, there was no signal to be seen. They continued to look for the men in the darkness and thick snow until 3.30am and resumed the search at dawn when they were joined by parties from the Matthew Boulton Technical College, Birmingham, and the Bangor University Mountain Club, who were at the Ogwen Cottage Mountain School, and by a section of the R.A.F. Valley mountain rescue team operating from Beddgelert. However, they searched in vain: McCann and Blatch had died frozen together, only 400 yards from the A5 road, huddled against a dry stone wall for protection.’ (Kenley Revival refers)
Both Blatch and McCann are buried under C.W.G.C. headstones in Airmen’s Corner, St. Luke’s Churchyard, Whyteleafe, Surrey. 449
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (Capt. R. J. U. Barrow. I.G.) together with companion mounted miniature dress medal, the first with edge bruises, otherwise very fine
£160-£200
Sir Richard John Uniacke Barrow, 6th Baronet Barrow of Ulverstone, was born on 2 August 1933, son of Major Sir Wilfrid Barrow, 5th Bt. He was educated at Beaumont School, served as a Captain in the Irish Guards, and succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1960, in which year he joined International Computers and Tabulators Ltd. Hedied on 16 February 2009, aged 75.
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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (2) (23479338 Pte. K Barclay R.M.P.; 23340262 Pte. M. G. Goulding. R.M.P.) good very fine (2)
£100-£140 General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Near East (22924188 Pte. T. G. Lloyd. R.M.P.) edge bruising, very fine £70-£90
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (23462174 Pte. C. N. Whiting RMP.) minor edge nicks, nearly extremely fine
£70-£90
General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Kurdistan, Iraq (45029 Pte. Eshaya Barcham. 1-Assyrian Bn.) nearly very fine and rare
£180-£220
Sold with copied Medal Index Card and medal roll extract for ‘1st Assyrian Battalion, attached to Nightingale Column, 18th Divn., June 1919 to Aug 1920.’ Approximately 134
G.S.Ms. to the Assyrian Battalion.
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General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine 1945-48, Malaya, unofficial rivets between clasps (2035154 W.O. Cl.1. L. M. Cahill. R.M.P.) edge bruise, good very fine
£60-£80
General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Malaya, E.II.R., Near East, unofficial retaining rod between clasps (22797861 Pte. D. J. Hilton. R.M.P.) nearly extremely fine
£60-£80
General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Malaya, E.II.R., Near East, unofficial retaining rod between clasps (22354550 Pte. A. Warren. R.M.P.) nearly extremely fine
£60-£80
General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Near East, Cyprus, unofficial retaining rod between clasps (23467628 Pte. B. W. Silson. R.M.P.) nearly extremely fine
£70-£90
1939-45 Star (5); France and Germany Star (5); Defence Medal (5); War Medal 1939-45 (5); together with a mounted group of four miniature dress medals of the above, generally nearly extremely fine (20)
£80-£120 War Medal 1939-45 (20), all unnamed as issued, no ribbons, very fine or better (20) The India Service Medal attributed to Junior Commander Norah G. Breen, Women’s Auxiliary Corps (India)
India Service Medal, unnamed as issued; together with an unrelated 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, good very fine (5)
£40-£50
Norah Grace Breen, née Middleton, was born in Penang on 20 July 1902 and was commissioned Second Subaltern in the Women’s Auxiliary Corps (India), on 17 May 1943. Promoted Subaltern and temporary Junior Commander on 2 November 1943 she served during the Second World War in India, and was released Class ‘A’ on 31 October 1946.
Sold together with named Government of India letter of Thanks; various original letters and documents; and a selection of group photographs, including one of the recipient’s husband.
www.dnw.co.uk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable) £60-£80
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