Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family group:

Three: attributed to Sergeant R. Clewer, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, killed in action, 18 March 1944

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, these unnamed

Victory Medal 1914-19 (8745 Pte. S. J. Bowyer, Bedf. R.); with two unofficial Jubilee 1897 bronze crosses

With a mounted set of five dress miniatures: 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals; together with Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire and Army Service Corps cap badges, medals good very fine and better (13) £100-150

Medals attributed to R. Clewer with named condolence slip and in card forwarding box addressed to ‘Mrs L. Clewer, Post Office, Oakley, Bedford’. Sergeant Roland Clewer, R.A.F.V.R. was killed in action whilst serving with No. 612 Squadron of Coastal Command on 18 March 1944, aged 22 years. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Runnymeade Memorial. He was the son of Harry and Louisa Mary Clewer, of Oakley, Bedfordshire.

41882 Private Stanley John Bowyer, ‘A’ Company, 7th Battalion Norfolk Regiment, was killed in action on 8 August 1918, aged 28 years. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial. He was the son of Arthur and Emily Bowyer, of 75 Chip Hill, Oakley, Bedford. With some research suggesting that S. Bowyer Norfolk Regiment and Bedfordshire Regiment are one and the same.

Stanley John Bowyer and Louisa Mary Clewer, nee Bowyer, were brother and sister. With copied genealogical details of the Bowyer/Clewer family.