Orders, Decorations and Medals

Eight: Warrant Officer R. J. Barham (formerly L. E. Sevico), The Buffs, taken prisoner in North Africa, escaped and re-captured
India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (628134 Pte., The Buffs) name mostly erased but still legible; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (628134 W.O.Cl.3., The Buffs) name mostly erased but still legible; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals; Regular Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (628134 W.O.Cl.2, The Buffs R.) name mostly erased but still legible; Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue (6281634 W.O.Cl.2, R. J. Barham, Buffs) generally good very fine (8) £100-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Brett Collection of Medals to The Buffs.

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Warrant Officer L. E. Sevico is mentioned several times in The Dragon. He was captured in North Africa but escaped and was re-captured after being at large for 34 days during which he covered 200 miles on foot. He was subsequently sent to Stalag VIIA in Germany. Probably because of his Italian sounding name, he changed it to Barham.