Eight: Staff Sergeant C. Wheaton, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 1 Reconnaissance Regiment and Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine 1945-48, Malaya, unofficial retaining rod between clasps (22805437 Cpl. C. Wheaton. R.E.M.E.); Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22805437 Cfn. C. Wheaton. R.E.M.E.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, heavy abrasions to the campaign stars, the remainder generally very fine (8) £200-£240

Bill and Angela Strong Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, May 2011.

Clifford Wheaton was born in Barnet on 22 April 1922. He attested for the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment on 22 July 1940 and later witnessed extensive service in Korea and Malaya, latterly with No. 12 Infantry Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Posted to Aden from February 1964 to March 1966 with No. 13 Armoured Workshop, he was raised Staff Sergeant in January 1957 and discharged on 8 June 1970 - his discharged papers noting that he stated six years with the 1st Reconnaissance Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps.

Sold with private research.