Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Private C. J. Poole, Royal Army Service Corps

1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 1st Army (loose); Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, these unnamed; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (S/90925 Pte., R.A.S.C.); together with a mounted set of six miniature dress medals, some edge bruising, good very fine (lot) £80-100

With a wealth of associated items and papers, including photograph of the recipient; medal forwarding box addressed to ‘Mr C. J. Poole, 33 Percy Road, Handbridge, Chester’, with associated slip; Efficiency Medal box of issue with associated slip; cloth and metal ‘R.A.S.C.’ collar and shoulder badges; riband bars; R.A.S.C. Commemorative Wooden Plaque; whistle, compass; penknife; lighter; misc. tools; R.A.S.C. Association membership cards; A Pocket-Book of Prayers - booklet by Geoffrey H. Woolley, V.C., M.C., signed by Poole, Xmas 1940; Operations in Europe, June 1944-May 1945 booklet, signed ‘Cyril J. Poole, August 1946’; Service of Thanksgiving (2), one dated ‘Athens 26 August 1945’; together with an interesting typescript, ‘Greek Civil War, Diary of Events during the period 2nd December 1944 to 27th January 1945, Cyril J. Poole, R.A.S.C.’ and the recipient’s service details - listing service in France and Belgium, 1939-40; North Africa, 1942-44; Italy, 1944, and Greece, 1944-45.

Poole was a prisoner of war of E.L.A.S. (Greek People’s Liberation Army) 18 December 1944 to 23 January 1945, during the Greek Civil War.