Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A good Malaya M.M. group of three awarded to Corporal Robert Grundy, 1st Battalion, Green Howards, who gained his award for repeated acts of gallantry whilst serving as a section commander between September and December 1951, in one action he personally killed two ‘bandits’

Military Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (14462494 Cpl. R. Grundy. Green Howards) official correction to rank; War Medal 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., 1 clasp, Malaya (14462494 Pte. R. Grundy. Green Howards); together with a Green Howards cap badge, first with some edge bruising, contact wear and polished, last also with some edge bruising, otherwise generally nearly very fine or better (3) £2000-2600

M.M. London Gazette 21 October 1952.

The original recommendation states:

'In the Gemas district of Negri Sembelan Corporal Grundy has behaved with the greatest gallantry no less than three times recently. He was the leading Section Commander on two of these occasions.

On the first his platoon attacked an occupied bandit camp killing one bandit and capturing another. Corporal Grundy's section was fired on as they approached the camp, but under his skilful and dashing leadership the attack was successfully pressed home.

On the second, in an encounter with two bandits in the jungle, one was killed by Corporal Grundy's section during a brief exchange of fire

On the third in November 1951, when the Bren Gunner was killed and the Platoon Commander seriously wounded and incapacitated, Corporal Grundy, with the greatest presence of mind got the EY Rifle [grenade launcher] into action and rapidly restored the situation.

Upon an earlier occasion, Corporal Grundy personally killed two bandits in an attack on a bandit camp in Kuala Pilah and he had been on every patrol and has taken a leading part in every action fought by his platoon. In all these actions he has displayed cool courage and presence of mind in action and his leadership under fire has been an example to the the men of his platoon.'

Sold with 18 pages of copied service papers.