Orders, Decorations and Medals

A fine Normandy M.M. group of seven awarded to Corporal Arthur Perkins, Devon Regiment

Military Medal, G.VI.R. (3852702 L.Cpl., Devon.R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal; Regular Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (3852702 Cpl., Devon) mounted as worn, very fine or better (7)

M.M. London Gazette 31 August 1944. The following recommendation was extracted from official records:

‘On 9 June 1944 at Commes L/Cpl Perkins was in charge of ‘D’ Coy stretcher bearers. Four men were injured whilst firing their 2-inch mortar, and immediately the enemy commenced to close in. L/Cpl Perkins, seeing that they would be captured, went out time and again under heavy MG fire until he had brought in all the injured men. He showed a high sense of duty and courage.’

Corporal Perkins served throughout the war with the 2nd Devons, taking part in three Assault Landings, namely Sicily, Italy, and D-Day. His M.M. was included in the first list of awards for Normandy.