The Collection of Medals Formed by Bill and Angela Strong

Three: Private J. Phipps, Royal Leicestershire Regiment. late Royal Warwickshire Regiment, wounded in action in Italy, 16 May 1944

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (5830821 Pte., R. Warwick.); Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (5830821 Pte., R. Leicesters.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, good very fine (3) £260-300

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

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Joseph Phipps was born in Birmingham on 29 March 1919 and enlisted on 20 October 1939, being posted to the Suffolk Regiment. Transferred to the 9th Battalion Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire Regiment in December 1942, he was posted to the Middle East in November 1943 and was wounded in action in Italy on 16 May 1944. Returning to the U.K. in March 1946 he was transferred to Class ‘Z’ Reserve in May the same year. Phipps re-enlisted into the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 19 September 1946 and served in India and Palestine. Transferred to the Royal Leicestershire Regiment in August 1948, he was posted to FARELF in May 1949 and served in Korea, November 1951-July 1952. Additionally awarded the 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, Defence and War Medals. With copied service notes.