Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Sergeant J. Warnock, Royal Ulster Rifles and North Irish Horse

1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, these unnamed; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (7021345 Rfn, R.U.R.); Efficiency Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue. Territorial (22950412 Sgt., NIH.) very fine and better (6) £140-180

On ‘D’ Day, James ‘Jimmy’ Warnock, together with 29 other men of the 6th Airborne Division, were detailed to land by glider and take the German H.Q. at Ronville and hold it until relieved. This they accomplished with the loss of five men. Post-war he served with the Royal Ulster Rifles in Palestine and was later awarded the Efficiency Medal for service in the T.A. with the North Irish Horse. In 1974 he was serving as Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant with 10 Ulster Defence Regiment in Belfast.

With copied extract from the Belfast Telegraph and other research.