Auction Catalogue

31 March 2010

Starting at 10:00 AM

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British and World Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 740

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31 March 2010

Hammer Price:
£90

Five: Driver Albert Cutler, Royal Army Service Corps

1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, all unnamed, nearly extremely fine (lot) £100-120

Albert Cutler, by occupation a Painter, was called up for military service on 16 January 1941. He served in the Royal Artillery, January 1941-October 1944 and Royal Army Service Corps, October 1944-March 1946. In June 1941 he sailed from England via the Cape to the Gulf of Suez aboard H.M.T. Franconia. Served in North Africa, July 1941-September 1943 and thence in Italy.

Sold with the recipient’s hard-backed exercise book with diary entries in ink for the period, 1 June 1941-29 March 1945, concisely detailing his service in England, North Africa and Italy; a photograph album containing photographs, mostly military, relating to North Africa, with some other loose photographs; Soldier’s Release Book Class “A”; National Registration Identity Card; medal forwarding box, addressed to ‘Mr A. Cutler, 20 Stonefield Close, Sheffield 2, Yorkshire’; with forwarding slip confirming the above five medals plus 8th Army clasp (this not with lot); Record of Service Card; Competence to Drive paper certificate; R.A. cap badge; 8th Army cloth badges (2); unofficial Coronation Medals 1911 (2); riband bar.