Campaign Groups and Pairs 448


Four: Private A. J. Lawson, 2nd Battalion, Transvaal Scottish, Union Defence Force, who was killed in action during the night attack on Clayden’s Trench, near Sollum, Egypt, 23/24 December 1941


1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, all officially impressed (221599 A. J. Lawson) very fine (4)


£80-£120


Andrew John Lawson was born in Roodepoort, South Africa in May 1910. He enlisted in the Union Defence Force in January 1941, and was subsequently posted to ‘A’ Company, 2nd Battalion, Transvaal Scottish. Lawson disembarked in Egypt in June 1941, and was with the Regiment in Egypt when it attempted ‘on December 23... to take Sollum by occupying Clayden’s Trench at night and, with that a firm base, developing a larger attack at first light. Clayden’s Trench was duly occupied but it could not be held; the attackers were bombed out, after suffering casualties, before first light, and so the operation was called off.’ (The Saga of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment refers)


Lawson was killed in action during the night attack, with the Regiment suffering an additional 8 other ranks wounded, and 2 further that died of wounds. Private Lawson is buried in the Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt.


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Four: Private E. A. Wynne, 2nd Battalion, Transvaal Scottish, Union Defence Force, who was taken prisoner of war during the attempted break out from Tobruk in June 1942


1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, all officially impressed (221605 E. A. Wynne) with campaign medal enclosure slip and individual medal packets, cleaned, very fine (4)


£80-£100


Eamon Anthony Wynne was born in November 1921, and was a citizen of Johannesburg, South Africa. He enlisted in the Union Defence Force at Johannesburg in January 1941, and was subsequently posted to ‘B’ Company, 2nd Battalion, Transvaal Scottish. Wynne disembarked in Egypt in June 1941, and was with the Regiment when it attempted to break out of the Axis cordon surrounding Tobruk, 21 June 1942, ultimately leading to the Garrison’s mass surrender on that date. He appears to have broken through, only to be taken prisoner of war with Private M. J. L. Bold at El Adem, 25 June 1942.


Captured by the Italians, Wynne was initially interned at Campo 54 (near Rome) and then at Campo 110 (Sardinia). He was subsequently transferred to Germany and interned at Stalag 4G - Oschatz. Wynne was repatriated in June 1945.


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Four: Private H. J. Bates, 2nd Battalion, South African Police, Union Defence Force, who was taken prisoner of war during the attempted break out from Tobruk in June 1942, and attempted to escape whilst on the forced ‘Long March’ across Germany, January - April 1945


1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, all officially impressed (SAP196993 H. J. Bates) very fine (4)


£80-£100


Harold Julius Bates was born in East London, Cape Province, South Africa in May 1914. He was employed as a Constable in the South African Police in Port Elizabeth from 1933. Bates was mobilised to serve with the 2nd Battalion, South African Police and disembarked in Egypt in June 1941. Bates was with the Battalion when it attempted to break out of the Axis cordon surrounding Tobruk, 21 June 1942, ultimately leading to the Garrison’s mass surrender on that date. He was taken prisoner of war by the Italians, and was initially interned at Benghazi, where he suffered from dysentery. Bates was subsequently interned at Campo 75 (Bari), and then detached to form part of a Work Party at Foggia.


Bates was subsequently transferred to Germany and interned at Stalag VIII - C, Sagan, Silesia, before being detached to form part of a Work Party at Breslau Post Office, and for digging air raid shelters for German civilians. He then took part in the forced ‘Long March’ across Germany January - April 1945. Bates’ POW debrief gives the following:


‘Attempted escape whilst on forced march in Germany by burying myself in hay on a farm... Attempt failed owing to use by Germans of trained Alsatian dogs, all recaptured. We were all at this time in very low physical state owing to starvation.


Sabotage: Whilst employed at the Post Office at Breslau from 1/12/43 to June ‘44 I and my comrades sabotaged numerous parcels and misdirected hundreds of mail bags by changing labels...’


Bates was repatriated in July 1945, and returned to service with the Police in Pretoria after the war. Sold with extensive copied research.


451


Four: Private N. Terblanche, 2nd Battalion, South African Police, Union Defence Force, who was taken prisoner of war during the attempted break out from Tobruk in June 1942


1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, all officially impressed (SAP196644 N. Terblanche) very fine (4)


£80-£100


Nicolaas Terblanche was born in July 1918, and was employed as a Constable in the South African Police from November 1938. He was mobilised to serve with the 2nd Battalion, South African Police and disembarked in Egypt in June 1941. Terblanche was with the Battalion when it attempted to break out of the Axis cordon surrounding Tobruk, 21 June 1942, ultimately leading to the Garrison’s mass surrender on that date. He was taken prisoner of war by the Italians, and was initially interned at Campo 65 (Gravina). Terblanche was subsequently transferred to Germany and interned at Stalag 4F - Hartmansdorf Chemnitz (a camp at which it was alleged ill treatment of the POW’s took place).


Terblanche was repatriated in June 1945, and returned to service with the Police in Newlands, Johannesburg after the war. Sold with extensive copied research.


452 Pair: Leading Electrical Mechanic P. J. Wright, Royal Navy


Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (C/JX.661785 P. J. Wright. A.B. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C. (MX.661785 P. J. Wright. L.E.M. H.M.S. Excellent.) edge bruising, polished, very fine (2)


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