The Collection of Medals Formed by Bill and Angela Strong

Four: Warrant Officer Class 2 S. Austin, Shropshire Light Infantry and Herefordshire Regiment, onetime attached Gold Coast Regiment, who was twice mentioned in despatches for gallant deeds in the Burma campaign

1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf, together with the recipient’s original M.I.D. certificate in the name of ‘Warrant Officer II S. Austin, The King’s Shropshire Light Infantry’, dated 19 September 1946, good very fine or better (4) £100-120

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

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Samuel Austin was born in Aberdeen in September 1907 and enlisted in the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry in January 1926. Placed on the Army Reserve in January 1933, he was recalled on the renewal of hostilities in September 1939 and served in the B.E.F. in France from September of that year until June 1940. Transferring to the Herefordshire Regiment as an R.S.M. in October 1940, he was embarked for West Africa in August 1942, where he served on attachment to the Gold Coast Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. until being embarked for India in October 1943, when he rejoined the Shropshire Light Infantry. Subsequently going into action on the Burma front in September 1943, he remained similarly employed until February 1945, and gained a brace of “mentions” (London Gazettes 27 September 1945 and 19 September 1946 refer).

Sold with hand written service details.