The Collection of Medals Formed by Bill and Angela Strong

The General Service Medal awarded to Private C. Whitewood, The Buffs, who was captured in North Africa, 15 December 1941

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (6285991 Pte. C. Whitewood, The Buffs) surname officially corrected, nearly extremely fine £100-140

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

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Charles Edward Whitewood was born on 5 December 1916. A Hotel Waiter by occupation, he enlisted into the Buffs in May 1935. With the 2nd Battalion he served in Palestine, October-December 1936; India, January 1937-October 1938; Palestine, October 1938-July 1939; Egypt, July-December 1939; Palestine, December 1939-January 1941. With the 1st Battalion he served in Egypt from January 1941. Private Whitewood was captured by the Axis forces in North Africa on 15 December 1941 and remained a prisoner-of-war for the remainder of the war, being held in Italy, 1941-43 and Germany, 1943-45. Post-war he served with the Buffs in Malaya and Hong Kong, November 1947-April 1949 and the Middle East, January-April 1950. He was discharged on 6 June 1950. With copied m.i.c. and service notes.