Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Second World War ‘North West Europe’ B.E.M. awarded to Sergeant R. Whalley, Royal Engineers

British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (1888857 Sgt., R.E.) slight edge bruising, very fine £140-180

B.E.M. London Gazette 24 January 1946.

Recommendation states: ‘This N.C.O. has been the Senior Serjeant of the Mechanical Equipment Section of his Company ever since the Unit landed in Normandy on 10th June 44. In addition to his normal work he has had to bear much of the added responsibility for organizing and executing the movement of Plant throughout the operations, from Normandy into Holland and Northern Germany. The efficiency with which such moves have been completed has contributed largely to the successful operational work of the Company and has been mainly due to Sjt. Walleys’ (sic) drive, initiative and tireless energy, and to the example he has set to others of willingness to work unendingly, under bad conditions, until the job was done’. Sold with copied research.