The Collection of Medals Formed by Bill and Angela Strong

The General Service Medal awarded to Private H. Baldwin, The Buffs, who was taken prisoner at Gazala, 15 December 1941, held as a prisoner-of-war in Italy and escaped to Switzerland in October 1944

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (6286806 Pte. H. Baldwin, The Buffs) good very fine £120-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bill and Angela Strong Medal Collection.

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Harold Vivian Baldwin was born in Nagpur, India on 28 August 1918. Employed on the Indian Railways, he enlisted at Lucknow on 3 August 1937. Posted to the 1st Battalion The Buffs, he served in India, August 1937-October 1938; Palestine, October 1938-July 1939; Egypt, July-December 1939; Palestine, December 1939-January 1941, and Egypt, January-December 1941. Private Baldwin was taken prisoner at Gazala, 15 December 1941 and held as a prisoner-of-war in Italy. At some date he escaped and on 3 October 1944 reached Switzerland. Returning to active duty, he served in the Middle East, October-December 1944 and India, December 1944-October 1945. He was transferred to the reserve in 1946. With copied service notes.