Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Stoker W. Ellis, Royal Naval Reserve

British War and Victory Medals (3134T Sto., R.N.R.); Royal Naval Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (1219V Sto., R.N.R.) edge bruising

Four: Corporal J. H. Shann, Royal West Kent Regiment

1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals, all unnamed, mounted as worn

Three: Aircraftsman P. Grove, Royal Air Force

1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal, all unnamed, extremely fine

Family group:

Four: Flight Lieutenant N. A. Simpson, Royal Air Force

1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals, all unnamed

Pair: J. Herold, Women’s Auxiliary Air Force

War and Africa Service Medals (F46788 J.Herold) good very fine and better (22) £120-160

John Henry Shan was born on 2 February 1920 and enlisted at London on 9 May 1938. During the Second World War he served in Malta, 1 August 1939-9 April 1944, and thereafter was based in the U.K. He was discharged on 14 November 1944 due to ‘ceasing to fulfil Army Physical Requirements’. Sold with Regular Army Certificate of Service; Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; postcard photograph of the recipient and another group photograph; and Ministry of Pensions papers.

Medals to Grove in card forwarding box addressed to ‘P. Grove Esq, 15, Westward Road, Broughton Heath, Chester’. Also with R.A.F. Certificate of Discharge - showing service in the R.A.F. from 10 June 1940 and discharge on 29 June 1943 due to Physical Unfitness.

Medals to Husband and wife. Those to Simpson sold with a bronze sports medal (Inter Squadron Runners-up 1939-40); Identity Disk (2) on chain, one named (162451 Simpson N. A., R.A.F., R.C.), the other (R.C. 162451 R.A.F.); R.A.F. Pass Card, named to N. A. Simpson at St. Athan 32 M.U. Medals to Herold with riband bar; Identity Disk (2) (46788 J. Herold, W.A.A.F., C.E.), and medal forwarding slip. Also with eagle badge.