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№ 264

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9 October 2024

Hammer Price:
£90

Three: Captain J. E. L. Timbrell, Worcestershire Regiment, later Royal Artillery

Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine 1945-48, Malaya, second clasp loose on riband (Lt. J. E. L. Timbrell. R.A.) good very fine (3) £70-£90

John Edward Laurence Timbrell was born in Strood, Kent, in 1924, and was originally appointed to a commission in the Worcestershire Regiment in October 1945. Transferring to the Royal Artillery, he served in Palestine with Middle East Land Forces (M.E.L.F.), and was promoted Captain in December 1952. He died in Hampshire in 2011.