The Collection of Medals Formed by Bill and Angela Strong

Nine: Warrant Officer Class 2 M. A. Buhot, Royal Hampshire Regiment

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1935 (5485987 Pte., Hamps. R.); India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (5495987 Pte., Hamps. R.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (5495987 Cpl., Hamps. R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, these unnamed; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (5495987 W.O. Cl. 2, R. Hamps.) note first with slightly different service number, mounted as worn, very fine and better (9) £380-420

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

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Marcel Albert Buhot was born in St. Helier, Jersey on 30 September 1912. He enlisted into the Hampshire Regiment at Jersey on 20 November 1931. With the regiment he served overseas in India, September 1934-October 1938; Palestine, October 1938-July 1939; Egypt, July-November 1939; Palestine, November 1939-June 1940; Egypt, June 1940-February 1941; Malta, February 1941-March 1943; Middle East, March-August 1943; North Africa, August-October 1943; West Africa, April-November 1951; Malaya, November 1951-May 1952. Served with the R.E.M.E. (T.A.), 1953-55. Discharged on 24 February 1955. Additionally entitled to the ‘8th Army’ and ‘Malaya’ clasps. With copied service notes.