Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Temporary Major John Norman Shairp, Gurkha Rifles, late Bombay Coast Battery, Auxiliary Forces India

1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals, all privately named (E.C. 1889 T/Maj. J. N. Shairp, 3/2 G.R.); Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, India, with Second Award Clasp (Lt., Bombay Coast Bty., A.F.I.); Civil Defence Long Service, E.II.R. (12708 Mr. J. N. Shairp, 6th June 1968) privately named, mounted court style for wear, good very fine (6) £100-140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Long Service Medals from the Collection formed by John Tamplin.

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John Norman Shairp was born on 5 March 1908 and educated at Haileybury. He was employed by Lloyd’s Bank, 1926-51, and after the War became Manager of the bank in Bombay. Shairp joined the A.F.I. and was granted a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Punjab Light Horse on 2 October 1934, being promoted to Lieutenant on 2 October 1937. He received an Indian Army Emergency Commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Gurkha Rifles, on 15 February 1941. He later served with the 3rd Battalion on the N.W. Frontier, being appointed Quartermaster. Shairp was appointed a G.S.O. 3rd Grade on 23 April 1941 and was promoted Acting Captain on the same day. He was promoted War Substantive Lieutenant and Temporary Captain on 23 July 1941. He became D.A.Q.M.G., Lines of Communication Sub-Area Basra, and remained there until released from the Army. He was promoted an Acting Major on 24 July 1943 and War Substantive Captain and Temporary Major on 25 July 1943. During the course of the war he served on the N.W. Frontier, Iraq, Persia and the Middle East. Shairp was awarded the Efficiency Medal (India) as a Lieutenant in the Bombay Coast Battery by I.A.O. List No. 12 of March 1947. After the war he became involved in civil defence and he became Warden and Instructor of the East Sussex Division, Civil Defence Corps and was subsequently awarded the Long Service Medal. Sold with copied research.