Campaign Groups and Pairs x371
Three: Private R. Hudson, West Yorkshire Regiment, late Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, who was killed by ‘friendly fire’ in Port Said, Egypt, during Operation Musketeer, 18 November 1956
Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (21182877 Fus. R. Hudson, R.N.F.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Near East (21182877 Pte. R. Hudson. W/Yorks.) mounted for wear, nearly extremely fine (3)
£400-£500
Richard Hudson was born at Thornbury, Bradford, Yorkshire on 30 June 1930 and attested for the General Service Corps on 7 January 1948. Posted to the 1st Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers on 5 July 1948, he served with them in Korea from 20 November 1950 to 1 November 1951, and was present with the Battalion at the Battle of Imjin River, 23-25 April 1951.
Transferring to the Reserve on 10 May 1953, Hudson re-enlisted, and was posted to the West Yorkshire Regiment. He served with them in Egypt in Operation Musketeer, the Near East operations in Suez, and was killed in a ‘friendly fire’ incident at Port Said on 18 November 1956, one of only two fatal casualties that the Regiment suffered during Operation Musketeer.
Sold with copied research. 372 Pair: Fusilier E. Watson, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, who was wounded in January 1951
Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22233772 Fus. E. Watson. R.N.F.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, extremely fine (2)
£280-£320 Fusilier E. Watson was wounded in Korea on 20 January 1951. 373 Pair: Major N. E. Smith, Royal Army Service Corps, later Royal Army Ordnance Corps
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (Capt. N. E. Smyth. RASC); General Service 1962-2007, 2 clasps, Borneo, Northern Ireland, second clasp unofficially attached, as issued (Capt. N. E. Smyth. R.A.O.C.) mounted court- style as worn; together with a small silver identity tag, light contact marks, otherwise very fine (2)
£200-£240
Neil Erskine Smyth was born at Bristol on 3 October 1934 at Bristol and was educated at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Army Service Corps on 6 August 1954, and was promoted Lieutenant on 6 August 1956, and Captain on 6 August 1960. He transferred to the Royal Army Ordnance Corps on 15 July 1965, and was promoted Major on 30 June 1967. He retired on 3 July 1971.
374 Seven: Corporal S. P. Edwards, Royal Regiment of Wales, late Cheshire Regiment
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24768996 Pte S P Edwards Cheshire) impressed naming; U.N. Medal, on UNPROFOR ribbon; N.A.T.O. Medal 1994, 1 clasp, Former Yugoslavia, with plastic case of issue and ribbon bar; N.A.T.O. Medal 1994, 1 clasp, Kosovo; Iraq 2003-11, no clasp (24768996 Cpl S P Edwards RRW) laser-engraved naming, with named card box of issue; Jubilee 2002; Accumulated Campaign Service Medal 1994 (24768996 LCpl S P Edwards Cheshire R) laser-engraved naming, with named card box of issue, together with companion set of 7 miniature dress medals, both sets mounted court-style for wearing, nearly extremely fine (8)
£260-£300
Stephen Patrick Edwards was born on 23 July 1968 and enlisted into the Cheshire Regiment at Carlisle on 14 December 1989. He transferred to the Royal Regiment of Wales on 13 July 2000, and was discharged in the rank of Corporal on 28 February 2006. The following extracts are taken from the Testimonial on his Certificate of Discharge:
‘Corporal Edwards joined the Army in December 1989 and was sent to the Prince of Wales’s Division Depot at Litchfield to complete his basic training. The course was physically and mentally demanding, with robustness, team spirit and character required throughout. Corporal Edwards joined the 1st Battalion The Cheshire Regiment in November 1990 and quickly settled in to life in the Field Army. He completed exercises in Belize, The United States, Canada and Poland along with numerous exercises in Germany and United Kingdom. Corporal Edwards has a wealth of operational experience which has included service in Northern Ireland (3 times), the Balkans (both Bosnia (twice) and Kosovo (once)) and more latterly Iraq (3 times).’
Sold with copied coloured group photograph of the ‘Commanding Officers TAC 13-man patrol “The Infidels”, all men named including Corporal Edwards; together with copied Army Form B 108A (Certificate of Service), Army Form B 108X(2) (Certificate of Service dated 30 January 2006), and copied Certificate for award of UN Medal.
375 Five: Corporal D. W. Beattie, Royal Logististics Corps, late Royal Pioneer Corps
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (25006211 Pte D W Beattie RPC) with unnamed card box of issue; N.A.T.O. Medal 1994, 1 clasp, Former Yugoslavia; N.A.T.O. Medal 1994, 1 clasp, Kosovo; Iraq 2003-11, no clasp (25006211 Cpl DWBeattie RLC) with named card box of issue; Jubilee 2002, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (5)
£140-£180
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