British and World Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Japanese pair awarded to Gunto (Sergeant) Masaaki Yorioka, Imperial Japanese Army, who died of wounds in China in October 1937
Order of the Rising Sun, 8th Class breast badge, silver, with lapel rosette, in hinged lacquer case of issue; China Incident Medal 1937, bronze, in case of issue; together with a ‘Gunto’ collar rank patch, medals extremely fine (lot) £60-80

Masaaki Yorioka was born on 17 July 1909 in the Kochi Prefecture. As a Gunto in the Imperial Japanese Army, he died of wounds in the 2nd Imperial Field Hospital on 29 October 1937. With the recipient’s original named Service Book and a photograph of Yorioka in uniform.