Campaign Groups and Pairs 234
Six: Stoker Petty Officer W. Attey, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Eclipse was torpedoed in the Aegean Sea on 24 October 1943
Naval General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (K. 62327 W. Attey. S.P.O. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C.,
G.VI.R., 1st issue (K. 62327 W. Attey. S.P.O. H.M.S. Hasty.); together with a named sporting prize medal for 1937-39, good very fine (6)
£180-£220
William Attey, a native of Cardiff, was born in 1902 and served during the Second World War as a Stoker Petty Officer in H.M.S. Eclipse. He was killed in action when the Eclipse hit a mine in the Aegean Sea on 24 October 1943, and sunk within five minutes. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
Sold with original Admiralty certificate of death; identity tag; and riband bar. 235 Five: Leading Stoker A. Cooper, Royal Navy
Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (K. 65921 A. Cooper. L. Sto. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; War Medal 1939-45, edge knocks to first, nearly very fine and better (5) £60-£80
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Four: Driver J. C. Hitchings, Royal Engineers, who was captured and taken prisoner of War at Kalamata, Greece, on 29 April 1941
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (1874543 Dvr. J. C. Hitchings. R.E.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, minor edge nicks, nearly extremely fine (4)
£140-£180
John Charles Hitchings, a native of Aberdare, South Wales, was born on 12 July 1919 and attested for the Royal Engineers on 16 July 1937. He served with the 7th Armoured Division during the Second World War, and was captured and taken Prisoner of War at Kalamata, Greece, on 29 April 1941. Whilst held at Krusdorf P.O.W. Farm Camp he escaped on 1 May 1944, but was re-captured at Halbenrain on 5 May 1944.
Sold together with a copy of the recipient’s M.I.9 P.O.W. Questionnaire. 237 Pair: Lance-Corporal L. Hutcheson, Royal Scots
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (3051541. Pte. L. Hutcheson. R. Scots.); Army L.S. & G.C.,
G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (3051541 L/Cpl. L. Hutcheson, C.R.M.P.) rank officially corrected on both, very fine (2) £100-£140
238 Seven: Company Quartermaster Sergeant W. A. Heath, Corps of Military Police
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (1417342T./C.Q.M.S. W. Heath. C. of M.P.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C.,
G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (1417342 Sgt. W. A. Heath. C. of M.P.) nearly extremely fine (7)
£140-£180 239
Eight: Warrant Officer Class I J. F. Causon, Royal Military Police
General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine, Malaya, second clasp loosely affixed, as issued (5119775 [sic] Pte. J. Causon. C. of M.P.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C.,
G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (5179775 W.O. Cl.1 J. F. Causon R.M.P.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue (5179775 W.O. Cl.1. J. F. Causon R.M.P.) attempt to obliterate rank on first, the silver medals lacquered, generally good very fine, the last the rare 1st issue (8)
£600-£800 One of only approximately 125 E.II.R. 1st issue Meritorious Service Medals issued to the entire Army. 240 Three: Warrant Officer Class I F. R. Bristow, Corps of Military Police
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (4528402 F. Bristow. C. of M.P.) officially re-impressed naming and erasure at 3 o’clock (’R’ for Replacement erased?); Army Meritorious Service Medal,
G.VI.R., 3rd issue (4528402 W.O. Cl.1. F. R. Bistow [sic]. C.M.P.); Army L.S. & G.C.,
G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (4528402 Cpl. F. R. Bristow. C.M.P.) number officially corrected on last, about extremely fine (3)
£120-£160
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