Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Attributed to Private S. A. Matthews, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, who was taken Prisoner of War by the Japanese in September 1942, and died in captivity on 4 January 1945

1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Condolence slip, extremely fine (4) £80-120

Sidney Alexander Matthews served during the Second World War with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, and was taken Prisoner of War by the Japanese in September 1942. He died in captivity in Borneo on 4 January 1945, and is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial.