Orders, Decorations and Medals

Four: Private E. Pinkney, West Yorkshire Regiment, killed in action, North Africa, 9 June 1942

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (4538228 Pte., W. York. R.) official correction to one digit of service number; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, good very fine and better (4) £180-220

Private Edward Pinkney, 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, a native of Balby, Doncaster, was killed in action 9 June 1942, aged 32 years, in the unsuccessful British attempt to bring help to the Free French who were surrounded at Bir Hacheim. He was buried at Halfaya-Sollum War War Cemetery, Libya.