Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: attributed to Major R. D. Clark, 24th Field Regiment Royal Artillery, died of wounds, Malta, 21 August 1943
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals, all unnamed

Pair: attributed to Major O. T. M. Raymont, 1st Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers, died of wounds, Belgium, 16 May 1940
1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, M.I.D. oak leaf, both unnamed, extremely fine (6) £80-120

Major Richard Deacon Clark, 24th Field Artillery, Royal Artillery, died of wounds at Malta on 21 August 1943, aged 25 years. He was buried in the Pembroke Military Cemetery. He was the son of George Vaughan Clark and Doris Edith Clark, of Farnham, Surrey.

With named condolence slip; copied service and casualty details and modern photographs (2) of grave and cemetery.

Major Oliver Thomas Morton Raymont, commanding “A” Company, 1st Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers, was severely wounded when the anti-tank gun he was directing received a direct hit during the German advance into Belgium, 16 May 1940. Although evacuated to a dressing station, he died a few hours later. He was buried in the Heverlee War Cemetery, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium. For his bravery and leadership in action he was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 29 November 1945). Major Clark was the son of Thomas and Christine Marion Morton Raymont, of Carbis Bay, Cornwall.

With named condolence slip; card box of issue addressed to ‘T. Raymont Esq., Furze Cottage, Carbis Bay, Cornwall’, with copied service and casualty details.