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India General
Service 1908-35 |
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clasp Afghan NWF 1919 (8651 Pte S Savory 1DWR) Most of the 1 DWR are entitled to the BWM
only. |
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£95 |
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The Great War |
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296 |
WW1 Memorial Plaque. (Charles Stuart) In (marked) card case of issue. |
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£50 |
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164 |
Single BWM (15653Pte B. Lippiett Monmouth R)
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With
an email from the Regimental Museum stating “Pte Bertie Lippiett. 15653 is
NOT a Monmouth’s number, so he could have enlisted into SWB in Sep 1914
before being transferred to one of the Monmouthshire battalions. The
Lippiets were a 3rd Monmouthshire name hailing from Bedwelty. With MiC. |
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£30 |
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General Service Medal, 1918-62 |
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236 |
GVR
clasp Kurdistan (628 Sepoy Mahant 1/13 F.F. Rifles)
RESERVED |
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£50 |
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G.VI.R., clasp S.E. Asia 1945-46
unnamed as issued |
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£45 |
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423 |
EIIR clasp ‘Cyprus’ (Fg. Off. P.A.
Taplin, RAF.) on wearing clip as issued. |
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£125 |
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177 |
EIIR clasp ‘Cyprus’ (23438382 Gnr E G Woods RA)
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£75 |
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India General
Service 1936 |
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236 |
2
clasps. NWF 1936-7, NWF 1937-9 (11181 L. Naik Bhagel Singh 3-12
FFR) |
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£60 |
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Naval General Service 1915-62
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EIIR clasp Near East (14626 Mne Philip Scott RM). |
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With a note saying the medal was issued December 1957 and the
recipient served on HMS Ceylon (Trincomalee) 03-11-1956 to 25-11-1956. |
EF |
£165 |
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Campaign Service
Medal 1962 - |
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Two clasps.
Northern Ireland and South Arabia, (23879445 Gdsn R. Bell, WG.).
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Served in South Arabia from Nov. 1965 to Nov. 1966 and in Northern Ireland
from March to June 1972.1st Battalion Welsh
Guards Relieved
2nd Bn Coldstreanm Guards at Salerno Lines, Little Aden. The then Labour
government in UK had already signalled the intention to withdraw from
Aden. In 1972 the regiment
first deployed to Northern
Ireland
during the
violence that became known
as "The Troubles" |
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£195 |
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479b |
A Northern Ireland
CSM
to a soldier injured in an IRA rocket attack.
(24163451 Private J. Ochwat, Staffords) |
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Pte Joseph Ochwat,
1st. Bn. Staffordshire Regt.(The Prince of Wales's)
Injured in a Rocket
Propelled Grenade attack by the IRA on 28th November
1972 in Armagh.
"Support Company. The company was fortunate in only having light
casualties, although shot at on s number of occasions. However on
the night of the 28th November, the anti-tank platoon, arriving in Lurgan
to assist "C" company, were subjected to an RPG-7 rocket attack, when
L/Col. Royles, Ptes. Egan and Gregory were wounded and Ochwat, Hunt,
Harrison and Bailey were slightly hurt."
He is also mentioned a few times in the regimental journal "The Stafford
Knot" as serving in anti-tank and drum platoons. With original Regimental
Journal of April 1973 #28 regarding the regimental tour and giving details
of attack in which he is mentioned. Also with two
photographs of him (one in uniform).
Born 22.7.53 in Staffordshire of Polish extraction.
Enlisted as a boy soldier 2.1.69 and did his training at the Mercian
Depot, Lichfield. Was a junior drummer and joined 1st Staffs in Sharjah
(Land Forces Gulf) 6.8.71. Subsequent service: UK 8.12.71 - 4.9.72, UK/NI
5.9.72 - 4.1.73, UK 5.1.73 - 3.8.73, Canada 4.8.73 - 27.8.73, UK 28.8.73 -
14.10.73, British Army of the Rhine (BAOR Germany) 15.10.73 - 19.3.74.
Took his discharge in UK 20.3.74. |
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In 1971 the regiment was sent to Bahrain and Sharjah in
the Persian Gulf, where they had the melancholy task of hauling down the
Union Jack for the last time. From the Persian Gulf, the Battalion
returned to Dover. In September 1972, the regiment undertook a four month
tour in Armagh in Northern Ireland, and then, in October 1973, moved to
Osnabruck in Germany. From there, they had a second Northern Ireland
'emergency' tour in Londonderry from July to November 1974. |
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See group # 479a for medal
purported to be that of his son. |
GVF |
£650 |
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165 |
Scarce EIIR CSM clasp Borneo to a New Zealand Army
officer (Capt O J Mann NZIR) |
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Confirmed 21753 Capt O J Mann NZIR. 1RNZIR was formed by an
amalgamation of 10 battalions 1 April 1964 and had a total posted
strength of 981 personnel during its tour in Malaysia and Borneo
between 1963 and 1965. Based in Terendak Military Camp as part of 28
Commonwealth Brigade, the Brigade was part of 17 Gurkha Division whose
command was based in Hong Kong.
Ex DNW
4th December 2002 Lot 221,Ex Rifle Brigade and Affiliated Regiments
(Michael Haines Collection”) |
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CSM’s to New Zealand officers are rarely seen.
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£265 |
