Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Trooper G. H. Jackson, 8th Hussars, late Sherwood Foresters

1939-45 Star Defence and War Medals, these unnamed; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (4976406 Tpr., 8 H); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed; together with a Dunkirk Veterans Medal, unnamed, extremely fine (lot) £260-300

George Henry Jackson was born on 12 April 1915. A Tractor Driver/Farm Worker by occupation, he enlisted into the Sherwood Foresters at Lincoln on 9 February 1939. With the Sherwood Foresters/Royal Armoured Corps, he served with the B.E.F., September 1939-12 June 1940 and then at Home until service in N.W. Europe, May 1945-January 1946. Transferred to Class ‘B’ Reserve in April 1946, he was recalled in August 1950 and served in the Far East, 11 October 1950-October 1951 with the 8th Hussars. The 8th Hussars were the first tank regiment to take part in the war in Korea and arrived with 39 officers, 689 other ranks and 64 Centurion tanks. He was transferred to Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 23 November 1951.

With original Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; Regular Army Certificate of Service booklet; Dunkirk Veterans Medal named award certificate; identity certificate; vaccination certificates; leave pass; Second Army Thanksgiving Service booklet; 21 Army Group message of thanks card 1945; certificate of transfer to reserve 1951; photographs of tanks (2); cloth insignia (4); card boxes of issue for the Korea Medals and Dunkirk medal; French ‘On ne Passe Pas’ badge.